Large-scale solar industrial-process-heat system for Caterpillar Tractor Co. Preliminary design report

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5836728

Deffenbaugh, D M; Burnside, O H; Hugg, S B; Mann, J E; Risner, P S; Schroeder, E C

A large-scale solar process heat demonstration project is proposed for a plant where diesel engine components are produced. The existing plant is described, including climate, and design procedures are described. Four alternative solar collectors are described briefly, and the one selected for the project, a parabolic trough collector, is described in more detail. The basic system design concept is to heat a portion of the plant process hot water with solar energy during periods that it is available, and to use the current fossil fuel boilers when the sun is not shining. Wind loads and useful solar energy gains are analyzed. The economic feasibility and safety of the system are studied. Environmental impacts are assessed, and plans are presented for collecting performance data and evaluating the system. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Southwest Research Inst., San Antonio, TX (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FC03-79CS30309
• OSTI ID: 5836728
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS/30309-T7; ON: DE81024225
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
SOLAR PROCESS HEAT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
DESIGN
AUXILIARY HEATING
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
EVALUATION
EXPERIMENT PLANNING
PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
WIND LOADS
CONCENTRATING COLLECTORS
DYNAMIC LOADS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
HEAT
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
PARABOLIC COLLECTORS
PLANNING
PROCESS HEAT
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SPACE HEATING
TESTING
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