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Abstract
Advanced solar-driven thermodynamic cycles for electric power generation are under study for application of the DSN Energy Conservation Project at Goldstone, California. This article presents a detailed interpretation of the computer program that describes the performance of one of these cvcles; namely, a regenerative Rankine power cycle. Water is used as the working medium throughout the cycle. The solar energy collected at relatively low temperature level presents 75 to SO % of the total heat demand and provides mainly the latent heat of vaporization. Another energy source at high temperature level superheats the steam and supplements the solar energy share. A program summary and a numerical example showing the sequence of computations are included. The outcome from the model comprises line temperatures, pressures, component heat rates, specific steam consumption, percentage of solar energy contribution, and the overall thermal efficiency. lThere are several definitions in the literature for this ratio. The
Details
- Volume
- 42-37
- Published
- February 15, 1977
- Pages
- 152–168
- File Size
- 938.4 KB