Performance analysis of innovative collector fields for solar-electric plants, using air as heat transfer medium

Conference · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · Proc., Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6042192

De Marchi Desenzani, P; Gaia, M

The production of electricity by thermodynamic conversion of the heat supplied by flat plate collectors has been tried many times. The use of air as heat transfer medium could allow a dramatic simplification of the collector field and a relevant reduction of thermal inertia. The paper discusses the characteristics of a system based on air collectors and ORC engine. Both multilayer inflated plastic sheet collectors and vacuum tubes collectors are proposed as suitable solutions. The field fan power consumption is optimized jointly with the power cycle evaporator design. Both the envisaged solutions are investigated on the point of view of overall cost/performance ratio.

• Research Organization: Dipart. Ingegneria del Territorio, Universita di Pavia, Piazza L. da Vinci, 3, Pavia
• OSTI ID: 6042192
• Report Number(s): CONF-840804-
• Journal Information: Proc., Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf.; (United States), Vol. 3; Conference: Intersociety energy conversion engineering conference, San Francisco, CA, USA, 19 Aug 1984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
EVACUATED TUBE COLLECTORS
PERFORMANCE
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
INFLATABLE COLLECTORS
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
RANKINE CYCLE POWER SYSTEMS
AIR
AIR FLOW
BLOWERS
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS
PLASTICS
POWER DEMAND
SOLAR COLLECTORS
THERMAL EFFICIENCY
THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
EVACUATED COLLECTORS
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
GAS FLOW
GASES
MATERIALS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POWER PLANTS
POWER SYSTEMS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SYNTHETIC MATERIALS
140700* - Solar Thermal Power Systems
141000 - Solar Collectors & Concentrators