Modelling, Simulation and Identification of Heat Loss Mechanisms for Parabolic Trough Receivers Installed in Concentrated Solar Power Plants

A Parabolic Trough Solar Power Plant Simulation Model: Preprint

As interest for clean renewable electric power technologies grows, a number of parabolic trough power plants of various configurations are being considered for deployment around the globe. It is essential that plant designs be optimized for each specific application. The optimum design must consider the capital cost, operations and maintenance cost, annual generation, financial requirements, an...

Solar Heat in Industrial Processes Integration of Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors in Dairy Plants and Pharmaceutical Plants

Dynamic Modeling of the Solar Field in Parabolic Trough Solar Power Plants

Parabolic trough solar power plants use a thermal fluid to transfer thermal energy from solar radiation to a water-steam Rankine cycle in order to drive a turbine that, coupled to an electrical generator, produces electricity. These plants have a heat transfer fluid (HTF) system with the necessary elements to transform solar radiation into heat and to transfer that thermal energy to the water-s...

The CellFlux storage concept for cost reduction in parabolic trough solar thermal power plants

Although facility scale thermal energy storage of sensible heat in the range of 200-550°C has achieved a high maturity, state-ofthe-art approaches are still not very cost effective. An innovative storage concept is thus proposed that avoids the two major costdriving factors of the concrete storage and 2-tank molten salt systems. First, the storage volume is comprised of low-cost sensible storag...

Simulation of the Temperature and Heat Gain by Solar Parabolic Trough Collector in Algeria

The objectif of the present work is to determinate the potential of the solar parabolic trough collector (PTC) for use in the design of a solar thermal power plant in Algeria. The study is based on a mathematical modeling of the PTC. Heat balance has been established respectively on the heat transfer fluid (HTF), the absorber tube and the glass envelop using the principle of energy conservation...