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Handbook for the conceptual design of parabolic trough solar energy systems process heat applications

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6168280· OSTI ID:6168280
This report presents the techniques needed to execute conceptual designs of process heat systems employing parabolic trough solar collectors. The design tools are presented in graphical format, and each of 26 SOLMET sites is explicitly represented. The conceptual design resultant from the application of the design charts contained within this handbook approximates the collector area needed to displace a constant thermal demand, the land area needed for collector deployment, the appropriate quantity of sensible heat storage, the fraction of fossil fuel displaced by solar, and the capital cost of the collector-storage subsystem.
Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
6168280
Report Number(s):
SAND81-0763; ON: DE81029290
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English