Integration of Solar Process Heat in Industries: A Review

Nahin Tasmin, Shahjadi Hisan Farjana, Md Rashed Hossain, Santu Golder and M. A. Parvez Mahmud
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Nahin Tasmin: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Kazla, Rajshahi 6206, Bangladesh
Shahjadi Hisan Farjana: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
Md Rashed Hossain: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Kazla, Rajshahi 6206, Bangladesh
Santu Golder: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Kazla, Rajshahi 6206, Bangladesh
M. A. Parvez Mahmud: School of Engineering, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3216, Australia

Clean Technol., 2022, vol. 4, issue 1, 1-35

Abstract: Industrial manufacturing approaches are associated with processing materials that consume a significant amount of thermal energy, termed as industrial process heat. Industrial sectors consume a substantial amount of energy for process heating over a wide range of temperatures (up to 400 °C) from agriculture, HVAC to power plants. However, the intensive industrial application of fossil fuels causes unfavorable environmental effects that cannot be ignored. To address this issue, green energy sources have manifested their potential as economical and pollution-free energy sources. Nevertheless, the adoption of solar industrial process heating systems is still limited due to a lack of knowledge in the design/installation aspects, reluctance to experience the technical/infrastructural changes, low price of fossil fuels, and lack of relative incentives. For successful solar process heat integration in industries, a proper understanding of the associated design factors is essential. This paper comprehensively reviews the integration strategies of solar industrial process heating systems, appraisal of the integration points, different aspects of solar collectors, installed thermal power, and thermal storage volume covering case studies, reports and reviews. The integration aspects of solar process heat, findings, and obstacles of several projects from the literature are also highlighted. Finally, the integration locations of SHIP systems are compared for different industrial sectors to find out the most used integration point for a certain sector and operation. It was found that for the food, beverage, and agriculture sector, 51% of solar process heat integration occurs at the supply level and 27.3% at the process-level.

Keywords: solar industrial process heat; solar collectors; integration layouts; SHIP plants; heat storage systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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