scholarly journals Solar industrial process heat: a study of applications and attitudes. Final report

1981 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Process ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Process Heat

scholarly journals Laser fusion systems for industrial process heat. Final report

1979 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. J. Bates ◽  
R. S. Denning ◽  
R. C. Dykhuizen ◽  
W. H. Goldthwaite ◽  
E. H. Hall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Process ◽  
Laser Fusion ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Fusion Systems ◽  
Process Heat

scholarly journals Laser fusion systems for industrial process heat. Final report

1979 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. J. Bates ◽  
R. S. Denning ◽  
R. C. Dykhuizen ◽  
W. H. Goldthwaite ◽  
E. H. Hall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Process ◽  
Laser Fusion ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Fusion Systems ◽  
Process Heat

scholarly journals Analysis and Optimization of a Novel Hexagonal Waveguide Concentrator for Solar Thermal Applications

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 2146
Author(s):  
Karunesh Kant ◽  
Karthik Nithyanandam ◽  
Ranga Pitchumani
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Process ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Solar Irradiation ◽  
Maintenance Cost ◽  
Solar Concentrator ◽  
Thermal Desalination ◽  
Process Heat ◽  
Solar Thermal Applications ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Operation And Maintenance Cost

This paper analyzes a novel, cost-effective planar waveguide solar concentrator design that is inspired by cellular hexagonal structures in nature with the benefits of facile installation and low operation and maintenance cost. A coupled thermal and optical analysis of solar irradiation through an ideal hexagonal waveguide concentrator integrated with a linear receiver is presented, along with a cost analysis methodology, to establish the upper limit of performance. The techno-economic model, coupled with numerical optimization, is used to determine designs that maximized power density and minimized the cost of heat in the temperature range of 100–250 °C, which constitutes more than half of the industrial process heat demand. Depending on the incident solar irradiation and the application temperature, the cost of heat for the optimal design configuration ranged between 0.1–0.27 $/W and 0.075–0.18 $/W for waveguide made of ZK7 glass and polycarbonate, respectively. A techno-economic analysis showed the potential of the technology to achieve cost as low as 80 $/m2 and 61 $/m2 for waveguide made of ZK7 glass and polycarbonate material, respectively, which is less than half the cost of state-of-the-art parabolic trough concentrators. Overall, the hexagonal waveguide solar concentrator technology shows immense potential for decarbonizing the industrial process heat and thermal desalination sectors.

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