Dependence of solar reflector soiling on location relative to a ferromanganese smelter

A solar reflector soiling study was carried out at a ferromanganese smelter in South Africa to assess the rates different locations around plant. Several meteorological parameters were monitored give insight into conditions that lead increased soiling. Mineralogical characterization of dust samples collected from reflectors and atmosphere revealed only certain size fraction is importance with regard soiling, can be attributed both raw materials products. Proximity source primary driver for The site experienced most very close material heaps; this deemed an outlier excluded summary statistics. secondary location relative sources wind's direction speed. set best 13.1% less than 'worst' (but still feasible) location, represented by averaged mean daily reflectance loss 0.0186. while there are periods intense particular site, proper planning relation significantly mitigate rate. Keywords: Heliostat energy-intensive industry (EII), thermal process heat, concentrating (CST).