Industrial applications of solar total energy. Volume II. Technical. Final report

Technical Report · Fri Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:5202547

The objectives of this program were to define solar energy systems that are technically and economically feasible and can satisfy all or part of selected industry demands, and to determine the market potential of such systems. The primary emphasis was placed on the application of total energy systems where the industrial process heat, electrical demands, and space heating and cooling are satisfied at maximum possible efficiency. Industrial energy usage was first determined, leading to a survey of those which were energy-intensive. The survey yielded the necessary industrial demand data to allow first-level designs to be accomplished. Concurrently with the industry survey, subsystem methodology was established in the areas of insolation data retrieval, collector performance and sizing, thermal storage, energy conversion, and heat transport. More than 40 first-level designs were generated, allowing for a preliminary ranking and selection of the following industries for the conceptual design phase: (1) meat packing (Standard Industrial Classification 2011); (2) fluid milk (SIC 2026); (3) sugar beets (SIC 2063); (4) asphalt materials (SIC 2951); and (5) concrete block (SIC 3272). Conceptual designs were then generated for each primary location for these industries and three additional locations as dictated by previously determined industrial influence zones (IIZ). These designs were then used to determine system economics and ultimately the market penetration. All of the selected industries yielded positive return on investment in the small central receiver configuration, thereby validating the selection.

• Research Organization: McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co., Huntington Beach, Calif. (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5202547
• Report Number(s): SAN/1132-2/2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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APPLIANCES
ASPHALTS
BEETS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BITUMENS
BODY FLUIDS
BUILDING MATERIALS
CANNING
CONCENTRATING COLLECTORS
CONCRETES
DATA ANALYSIS
DESIGN
ECONOMICS
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
ELECTRICITY
ENERGY
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY STORAGE
FABRICATION
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FLYWHEEL ENERGY STORAGE
FOOD
FOOD INDUSTRY
GAS APPLIANCES
HEAT
HEAT STORAGE
HEATING SYSTEMS
INDUSTRY
INSOLATION
MANUFACTURING
MARKET
MATERIALS
MATERIALS WORKING
MEAT
MEAT INDUSTRY
MILK
MONOPOLIES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PASTEURIZATION
PERFORMANCE
PLANNING
POWER PLANTS
PROCESS HEAT
PROCESSING
PRODUCTION
RANKINE CYCLE
RANKINE CYCLE POWER SYSTEMS
REFRIGERATING MACHINERY
REFRIGERATORS
REGIONAL ANALYSIS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SITE SELECTION
SIZE
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR ENERGY
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SOLAR PROCESS HEAT
SOLAR REFRIGERATORS
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
STORAGE
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
TAR
THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES
TOTAL ENERGY SYSTEMS
TOWER FOCUS COLLECTORS
VEGETABLES