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Experimental Validation of Heat Transport Modelling in Large Solar Thermal Plants

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  • Kevin Sartor

    (Thermodynamics Laboratory, University of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium)

  • Rémi Dickes

    (Thermodynamics Laboratory, University of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium)

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Solar thermal plants are often considered as a convenient and environmentally friendly way to supply heat to buildings or low temperature industrial processes. Some modelling techniques are required to assess the dynamic behaviour of solar thermal plants in order to control them correctly. This aspect is reinforced while large plants are considered. Indeed, some atmospheric conditions, such as local clouds, could have significant influence on the outlet temperature of the solar field. A common modelling approach to assess the heat transport in pipes is the one-dimensional finite volume method. However, previous work shows limitations in the assessment of the temperatures and in the computational time required for simulating large pipe networks. In this contribution, a previous alternative method developed and validated in a district heating network is used and extended to a solar thermal plant considering the thermal solar gain and the inertia of the pipes. The present contribution intends to experimentally validate this model on an existing solar plant facility available at the Plataforma Solar de Almeria in Spain.

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  • Kevin Sartor & Rémi Dickes, 2020. "Experimental Validation of Heat Transport Modelling in Large Solar Thermal Plants," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-11, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:9:p:2343-:d:355513
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    1. Sartor, K. & Dewalef, P., 2017. "Experimental validation of heat transport modelling in district heating networks," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 137(C), pages 961-968.
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    1. Ivan CK Tam & Brian Agnew, 2020. "Thermal Systems—An Overview," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(1), pages 1-3, December.

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