Approaches to modelling a solar field for direct generation of industrial steam

Roger Cundapí, Sara L. Moya and Loreto Valenzuela

Renewable Energy, 2017, vol. 103, issue C, 666-681

Abstract: A thermal hydraulic study of water-steam flow in the absorber tubes of small-sized parabolic trough collectors for industrial process heat applications, and an analysis of the effects of inlet temperature and pressure are presented, considering the impact of different two-phase flow models. It was found that the impact is greatest at low inlet pressures and mass flow rates. The results show the potential of concentrating solar power for supplying a certain percentage of the Mexican industrial heat demand.

Keywords: Solar thermal energy; Parabolic troughs; Industrial process heat; Direct steam generation; RELAP5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2016.10.081

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