Modeling of the rock bed thermal energy storage system of a combined cycle solar thermal power plant in South Africa

Solar Energy

Volumn 93, Issue , 2013, Pages 345-356

  Heller, Lukas ^a   Gauché, Paul ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

CSP; Modeling; Packed bed; Rock bed; Solar thermal; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL RECEIVERS; CSP; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; SOLAR THERMAL; SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS; SPATIAL DIMENSION; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS;

BENCHMARKING; HEAT STORAGE; MODELS; PACKED BEDS; THERMAL ENERGY;

DIGITAL STORAGE;

CORRELATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SOLAR POWER; SPATIAL DATA; THERMOCLINE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84878201588     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.04.018     Document Type: Article

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