A numerical model for off-design performance prediction of parabolic trough based solar power plants

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Manzolini, Giampaolo ^a   Giostri, Andrea ^a   Saccilotto, Claudio ^a   Silva, Paolo ^a   MacChi, Ennio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY FACTORS; CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; CONTROL STRATEGIES; DESIGN PROCESS; DIRECT STEAM GENERATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEAT TRANSFER AREA; MASS BALANCE; NUMERICAL MODELS; OFF DESIGN CONDITION; OFF-DESIGN PERFORMANCE; OPERATING CONDITION; PARABOLIC TROUGH; PERFORMANCE PREDICTION; PLANT COMPONENTS; PRESSURE RANGES; REAL APPLICATIONS; REFERENCE VALUES; SOLAR PLANT; THERMODYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION; WORKING FLUID;

CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; STEAM TURBINES;

DESIGN;

EID: 84855528742     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4005105     Document Type: Article

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