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A program for the calculation of paraboloidal-dish solar thermal power plant performance
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Bowyer Jr., J. M. |
| Copyright Year | 1985 |
| Description | A program capable of calculating the design-point and quasi-steady-state annual performance of a paraboloidal-concentrator solar thermal power plant without energy storage was written for a programmable calculator equipped with suitable printer. The power plant may be located at any site for which a histogram of annual direct normal insolation is available. Inputs required by the program are aperture area and the design and annual efficiencies of the concentrator; the intercept factor and apparent efficiency of the power conversion subsystem and a polynomial representation of its normalized part-load efficiency; the efficiency of the electrical generator or alternator; the efficiency of the electric power conditioning and transport subsystem; and the fractional parasitic loses for the plant. Losses to auxiliaries associated with each individual module are to be deducted when the power conversion subsystem efficiencies are calculated. Outputs provided by the program are the system design efficiency, the annualized receiver efficiency, the annualized power conversion subsystem efficiency, total annual direct normal insolation received per unit area of concentrator aperture, and the system annual efficiency. |
| File Size | 2934567 |
| Page Count | 54 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19850020137 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9k40p41g |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1985-04-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Energy Production And Conversion Power Conditioning Electric Power Plants Losses Solar Energy Conversion Thermodynamic Efficiency Performance Prediction Solar Collectors Heat Transmission Design Analysis Parabolic Reflectors Computer Programs Energy Conversion Efficiency Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
