eprintid: 8143 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/00/81/43 datestamp: 2023-11-09 16:20:00 lastmod: 2023-11-09 16:20:00 status_changed: 2023-11-09 16:11:54 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Ismaeel, A.A. creators_name: Al-Kayiem, H.H. creators_name: Baheta, A.T. creators_name: Aurybi, M.A. title: Review and comparative analysis of vortex generation systems for sustainable electric power production ispublished: pub keywords: Electric power systems; Electric utilities; Investments; Solar energy; Vortex flow, Comparative analysis; Construction design; Electric power production; Electricity production; Potential technologies; Restricted operations; Vertical pressure; Vortex generators, Electric power generation note: cited By 10 abstract: This study presents a review and comparison on the power generation by artificial vortex approach. The basic principles of the artificial vortex theory are presented to comprehend the topic. The main characteristics of the components, working principles and features of the existing Vortex Generator Systems for the production of electricity have been discussed and compared. The literature demonstrates that there are two ways to establish the vortex updraft flow: (i) by constructing a special design of the updraft tower to yield a vertical pressure gradient along the axis of a vortex. These types of system have a high investment cost due to the tall tower, or (ii) by using an external heat source to create large temperature rise in ambient air and enhance the buoyancy forces. This integration between the vortex generation system and the wasted heat source is restricted operation in the industrial areas. Therefore, enhancement and development of the way to use a simple construction design based on the solar energy as a heat source support the technology of electricity production by artificial vortex generation. A solar based vortex power generator could be a potential technology for electric power generation, especially in the desert and rural areas. © The Institution of Engineering and Technology 2017. date: 2017 publisher: Institution of Engineering and Technology official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85033432651&doi=10.1049%2fiet-rpg.2017.0058&partnerID=40&md5=113de8c509758419bfb008ae0c154246 id_number: 10.1049/iet-rpg.2017.0058 full_text_status: none publication: IET Renewable Power Generation volume: 11 number: 13 pagerange: 1613-1624 refereed: TRUE issn: 17521416 citation: Ismaeel, A.A. and Al-Kayiem, H.H. and Baheta, A.T. and Aurybi, M.A. (2017) Review and comparative analysis of vortex generation systems for sustainable electric power production. IET Renewable Power Generation, 11 (13). pp. 1613-1624. ISSN 17521416