Design of header and coil steam generators for concentrating solar power applications accounting for low-cycle fatigue requirements

Davide Ferruzza, Martin Ryhl Kærn and Fredrik Haglind

Applied Energy, 2019, vol. 236, issue C, 793-803

Abstract: Concentrating solar power plants are experiencing an increasing share in the renewable energy generation market. Among them, parabolic trough plants are the most commercially mature technology. These plants still experience many challenges, one of which is the cyclic daily start-up and shut-down procedures. These pose new challenges to industrially mature components like the steam generator system, as frequent load changes might decrease their lifetime considerably due to cyclic thermo-mechanical stress loads. In this context, the header and coil design is a promising configuration to minimize the stresses.

Keywords: Concentrating solar power; Parabolic trough power plants; Steam generator; Heat exchanger design; Heating rates (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.12.030

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