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Solar total energy system: large scale experiment. Phase II. Conceptual design. Final technical progress report 77-266. [Knitwear factory in Shenandoah, Georgia]

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5013003
A conceptual design of a solar total energy system for a Knitwear factory in Shenandoah, Georgia was completed. A key design objective is to maximize the cost effectiveness of collected solar energy while using it to supply at least 60 percent of the total annual energy requirements of the plant. Through evaluation of diverse concepts, one design was found which can meet this objective within the limited land area available at the construction site. The design features a distributed solar energy receiver system with sun-tracking parabolic trough collectors oriented north-south, two toluene Rankine cycle turbogenerators, absorption cycle and vapor compression cycle water chillers, and high temperature oil/rock bed storage reservoirs. One turbogenerator at a minimum meets the solar energy system's own demand for electricity with heat rejected from this turbine used to generate steam for the factory. When additional solar energy is available, the additional electricity and heat from this turbine drives the vapor compression and absorption chillers to produce cold water for the plant's air-conditioning system. The second turbogenerator is designed to convert solar energy to electricity for the plant at maximum efficiency. Multiple control modes provide versatility for experimental load simulations.
Research Organization:
Acurex Corp., Mountain View, Calif. (USA). Aerotherm Div.
OSTI ID:
5013003
Report Number(s):
SE-3986-1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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