Technologies for solar thermal energy : theory, design and optimization

Technologies for solar thermal energy theory, design and optimization

Technologies for Solar Thermal Energy: Theory, Design and Optimization presents concepts surrounding industrial process heat and thermal power generation, including detailed theory and practical considerations for design, performance analysis, and economic assessments. Addressing the significance of...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hasanuzzaman, Md. (Energy and sustainable development expert) editor (editor)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London, England ; San Diego, California : Elsevier [2022]
Subjects:
Solar thermal energy.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009835431506719
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Technologies for Solar Thermal Energy
  • Technologies for Solar Thermal Energy: Theory, Design, and Optimization
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • List of contributors
  • 1 - Fundamentals of thermal energy and solar system integration
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Foundation of thermodynamics
  • 1.2.1 Basics of thermodynamics
  • System and control volume
  • Properties of a system
  • Temperature
  • Pressure
  • 1.2.2 Basic energy conversion
  • Fossil fuel energy conversion
  • Renewable energy conversion
  • 1.3 Thermal energy demand and supply
  • 1.3.1 Sector wise thermal energy demand
  • 1.4 Conventional thermal energy supply technologies
  • 1.4.1 Boiler
  • Classification of steam boiler
  • Fire-tube boiler
  • Water-tube boiler
  • Modern boiler
  • Heat recovery steam generators
  • Recovery boilers
  • Boiler mountings and accessories
  • Superheaters and reheaters
  • Economizers
  • Air preheater
  • 1.4.2 Combined heat and power
  • Gas turbine CHP plants
  • Solar energy conversion and integrated CHP plants
  • CHP plants for district heating
  • Selection factor for cogeneration systems
  • The potential of CHP in industrial sectors
  • 1.5 Solar thermal integration
  • 1.5.1 Integration of supply level
  • 1.5.2 Integration on process level
  • References
  • 2 - Solar thermal energy conversion
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 The geometry of solar radiation
  • 2.2.1 Latitude
  • 2.2.2 Declination angle
  • 2.2.3 Solar noon
  • 2.2.4 Hour angle
  • 2.2.5 Elevation/altitude angle
  • 2.2.6 Zenith angle (θz)
  • 2.2.7 Sunset hour angle (ωs) and daylight hours
  • 2.2.8 Solar azimuth angle (γS)
  • 2.2.9 Tilt angle or inclination angle (β)
  • 2.2.10 Surface azimuth angle (γ)
  • 2.2.11 Angle of incidence (θ)
  • 2.2.12 Geometric factor (Rb)
  • 2.3 Components and types of solar radiation
  • 2.3.1 Irradiance
  • 2.3.2 Irradiation or insolation.
  • 2.4 Calculation of extraterrestrial radiation
  • 2.5 Calculation of terrestrial radiation
  • 2.5.1 Measurement of terrestrial radiation
  • 2.5.2 Terrestrial radiations databases
  • 2.5.3 Terrestrial irradiation estimation from correlation
  • 2.6 Calculation of beam and diffuse radiation on horizontal plane
  • 2.6.1 The monthly average daily clearness index
  • 2.6.2 The hourly clearness index
  • 2.6.3 The daily clearness index
  • Hourly total irradiation from daily irradiation on horizontal
  • Hourly diffuse irradiations from daily diffuse irradiation on horizontal
  • 2.7 Radiations on a tilted plane
  • 2.7.1 Calculation of radiations on a tilted plane
  • 2.7.2 Models for calculation of radiations on a tilted plane
  • Liu and Jordan model (iso, γ=0, I) (Liu &amp
  • Jordan, 1960)
  • Liu and Jordan model (iso, γ=0, H) (Liu &amp
  • Jordan, 1960)
  • Hay, Davies, Klucher and Reindl model (HDKR model) (iso+cs+hz, γ=0, I) (Yadav &amp
  • Chandel, 2013)
  • 2.8 Solar power conversion
  • 2.8.1 PV systems
  • 2.8.2 Solar thermal power production
  • 2.8.3 Installations of PV modules or thermal collectors
  • 2.8.4 Fixed type PV installations with an optimum tilt angle
  • 2.9 Solar tracking technology
  • 2.9.1 Classification of solar tracking
  • 2.9.2 Closed loop tracking system
  • 2.9.3 Open loop tracking system
  • 2.9.4 Passive solar trackers
  • 2.9.5 Single axis tracking
  • 2.9.6 Double axis tracking
  • 2.10 Worked out problems
  • References
  • 3 - Heat exchanger for solar thermal energy
  • 3.1 Basic concept of heat exchanger
  • 3.1.1 Concept and definition
  • 3.1.2 Classification of heat exchangers
  • Classification based on transfer processes
  • Classification based on physical construction
  • Classification based on flow arrangement
  • Compact heat exchanger
  • Heat exchangers coupled with solar thermal technology.
  • 3.1.3 Common heat exchanger technologies for solar thermal energy
  • Salt-steam heat exchanger system
  • Integrated photovoltaic thermal solar system with earth water heat exchanger
  • Multitank modular heat storage for solar thermal systems
  • Earth air heat exchanger
  • Single slope solar still integrated with helically coiled heat exchanger
  • Vertical straight and helical coiled pipe heat exchanger
  • Solar pond heat exchanger
  • Shell and tube heat exchangers
  • Submerged heat exchanger used for solar absorption
  • Fluidized bed heat exchanger
  • 3.2 Design of heat exchanger
  • 3.2.1 Mathematical modeling of earth water heat exchanger coupled with IPVTS (Jakhar et al., 2017)
  • 3.2.2 Mathematical modeling of Earth Air Heat Exchanger system (Afrand et al., 2019)
  • 3.2.3 Mathematical modeling of vertical straight and helical coiled pipe heat exchanger (Vaivudh et al., 2008)
  • Vertical straight pipe equations
  • Helical coiled pipe equations
  • 3.2.4 Mathematical modeling of tube bundle of a shell and tube heat exchanger (Zaversky et al., 2014)
  • 3.2.5 Hydrodynamics of fluidized bed heat exchanger (Farsi &amp
  • Dincer, 2019)
  • 3.2.6 Heat recovery heat exchanger in hybrid particle-based concentrated solar power plant (Farsi &amp
  • Dincer, 2019)
  • 3.3 Heat exchanger performance analysis
  • 3.3.1 Performance analysis of IPVTS system with EWHE
  • 3.3.2 Performance analysis of BIPVT integrated with earth air heat exchanger
  • 3.3.3 Performance analysis of vertical straight and helical coiled pipe HE
  • 3.3.4 Performance analysis of submerged heat exchanger for solar absorption
  • 3.3.5 Performance analysis of fluidized bed heat exchanger
  • 3.4 Problems and solutions on HEs
  • References
  • 4 - Solar thermal collector
  • 4.1 Basic concept of solar thermal collectors
  • 4.2 Categorization of solar thermal collectors.
  • 4.3 Nonconcentrator collectors
  • 4.3.1 Flat plate collector
  • Applications
  • 4.3.2 Evacuated tube collectors
  • Application
  • 4.4 Concentrator collectors
  • 4.4.1 Compound parabolic and Fresnel lens collectors
  • Application
  • 4.4.2 Parabolic trough collector
  • Parameter calculation
  • More equations for the model
  • Application
  • 4.4.3 Parabolic dish reflector
  • Application
  • 4.4.4 Central receiver or heliostat field reflector
  • Applications
  • References
  • 5 - Solar photovoltaic thermal systems
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Photovoltaic thermal technology
  • 5.3 Solar cell or PV cell
  • 5.3.1 Crystalline solar cell
  • 5.3.2 Thin-film solar cell
  • 5.3.3 Amorphous solar cell
  • 5.3.4 Organic and polymer solar cell
  • 5.3.5 Dye-sensitized solar cell
  • 5.3.6 Hybrid solar cell
  • 5.3.7 PV cell electrical parameters
  • p-n junction
  • Short-circuit current (Isc)
  • Open-circuit voltage (Voc)
  • Fill factor
  • Solar cell efficiency
  • Detailed balance
  • Boundary conditions
  • 5.3.8 Performance of PV cell
  • Effect of temperature
  • Solar to electricity system
  • Solar to fuel system
  • Solar electricity to fuel system
  • 5.4 Energy conversion in different types of PVT systems
  • 5.4.1 Energy conversion in PVT/water system
  • Evaluation criterion of the PV/T system
  • 5.4.2 Energy conversion in glazed PVT/water system
  • 5.4.3 Energy conversion in unglazed PVT/water and PVT-PCM systems
  • 5.4.4 Energy conversion in PVT/air system
  • References
  • Further reading
  • 6 - Solar thermal power plant
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Basic concept of solar thermal power plant
  • 6.3 Solar thermal power generation technologies
  • 6.3.1 Solar tower power plant
  • 6.3.2 Parabolic through solar power plant
  • 6.3.3 Parabolic dish solar power plant
  • 6.3.4 Linear Fresnel reflector solar power plant
  • 6.3.5 Solar chimney power plant.
  • 6.4 Solar position modeling
  • 6.4.1 Solar angle
  • 6.4.2 Solar tracking angle
  • 6.4.3 Direct normal beam insolation
  • 6.5 Design of a parabolic through solar thermal power plant
  • 6.5.1 Parabolic through collector design
  • Geometric configuration
  • Solar energy absorption modeling
  • Solar receiver design
  • Transfer of heat from the absorber to the heat transfer fluid
  • Conduction heat transfer through absorber wall
  • Transfer of heat from the absorber to the glass envelope
  • Vacuum in annulus (p&lt
  • 1 Torr)
  • Annulus pressure higher than 1 Torr
  • Radiation heat transfer from the absorber to the envelope
  • Conductive heat transport through the glass envelope
  • Heat transfer from HCE support bracket
  • Heat loss from the glass envelope to the atmosphere
  • Pressure drops from the piping system
  • HTF pump
  • 6.6 Design of a solar tower power plant
  • 6.6.1 Heliostat field modeling
  • 6.6.2 Central receiver modeling
  • 6.7 Heat transfer fluid
  • 6.7.1 Available heat transfer fluid
  • 6.7.2 Correlations for thermophysical property of HTFs
  • 6.8 Site selection and mapping
  • 6.8.1 Method related to sites selection of solar power plants
  • 6.8.2 Evaluation criteria
  • 6.8.3 AHP and ANP ranking approach
  • 6.8.4 Site selection principle
  • 6.8.5 Land selection and site elevation
  • 6.9 Design of thermal collector for power plant
  • 6.9.1 Flat plate solar collectors
  • Convection loss
  • Conduction loss
  • Radiation loss
  • 6.9.2 Evacuated tube collectors
  • 6.10 Solar aided power generation
  • 6.11 Hybridization of power cycle with solar thermal energy resources
  • 6.11.1 Hybridizing with Rankine cycle
  • 6.12 Performance analysis
  • 6.12.1 Overall efficiency
  • 6.12.2 Fuel-based efficiency
  • 6.12.3 Solar-to-electric efficiency
  • 6.12.4 Solar heat fraction
  • 6.12.5 Fuel saving fraction
  • References
  • 7 - Solar thermal energy storage.
  • 7.1 Introduction.

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