Innovative Solar Collectors for efficient and cost-effective Solar thermal power Generation

Innovative solar collectors for efficient and cost-effective solar thermal power generation SolAir-Pilot The present final report shows...

Innovative solar collectors for efficient and cost-effective solar thermal power generation
SolAir-Pilot


The present final report shows results of the research and development activity performed for the SolAir-2 and SolAir-Pilot project during year 2012. The partners working activities are focused on:
– Receiver development:
– cavity receiver modeling and simulations;
– multi-shields insulation modeling, simulation and testing.
– Energy storage system:
– experimental void fraction measurement;
– proposal of the test campaign for the new storage prototype.

Innovative solar collectors for efficient and cost-effective solar thermal power generation


Chapter 1 illustrates the new design of the receiver. The effect of geometrical variations on its performance is evaluated by means of simplified models.

Chapter 2 reports the CFD simulations results performed to assess the behavior and the performance of the new cavity receiver. Various models are simulated evaluating the effect of changing some important geometrical characteristics such as internal absorber tube
diameter and cavity dimensions.

Chapter 3 proposes a theoretical model for the cavity performances. The effects of the main geometrical parameters are investigated to improve the receiver design in terms of efficiency and costs.

Chapter 4 reports the analysis performed on the radiation shields thermal insulation of the receiver prototype, identified as BRCPHC-7. The simulations considered a radiation shields insulation geometry composed by metallic shields separated by air and calcium silicate
spacers. The main objectives of this study are to define how shield quantity, shape and distance influence overall performance. Effects of spacers to heat transfer, and effects of different shapes of them, are also investigated.

Chapter 5 reports the results of the test campaign which aims at measuring the performance of a multi-shields thermal insulation prototype.

Chapter 6 reports about the CFD simulations performed to assess the behavior of the receiver thermal insulation. Various thermal insulation designs are analyzed and, based upon the simulations results, different improvements are also proposed.

Chapter 7 provides the mathematical model description, based on the electrical analogy, exploited to evaluate the receiver performance in terms of available power and receiver efficiency. The geometry is also optimized to guarantee a uniform distribution of the mass
flow rate for each cavity.

Chapter 8 reports about the new version of the proposal of the test campaign aimed at evaluating the performance of the new receiver prototype. Moreover, the experimental test performed to measure the void fraction of a vibrated bed, simulating the aging of the storage system, is reported and detailed.

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