Development of an innovative code for the design of different parabolic trough solar fields

Proceedings of the ASME 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability 2009, ES2009

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 691-699

  Macchi, Ennio ^a   Manzolini, Giampaolo ^a   Silva, Paolo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEEDINGS; COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS; ENERGY DEMANDS; INVESTMENT COSTS; LAY-OUT; MAIN COMPONENT; PARABOLIC TROUGH; PART LOAD; PRELIMINARY DESIGN; PRESSURE RANGES; REAL APPLICATIONS; REFERENCE VALUES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOLAR FIELDS; STEADY-STATE ANALYSIS; STEAM CYCLES; STORAGE TANK; TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THERMODYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION; THERMODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; TRANSIENT SIMULATION; WHOLE PLANTS; WORKING FLUID;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; INVESTMENTS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR RADIATION; STEAM; STEAM ENGINEERING; SUN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THERMODYNAMICS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 77953739310     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ES2009-90459     Document Type: Conference Paper

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