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Exergy and exergoeconomic investigations of the secondary reflectors effect on the linear Fresnel concentrator applied to an organic Rankine cycle
Loss of solar rays in linear Fresnel concentrators (LFCs) through the width difference of primary reflectors and absorber tube led the scientists to add secondary reflectors to these concentrators. This secondary reflector increases the optical efficiency, as it is mentioned in the literature. In this paper, the effect of the secondary reflector on energy and exergy efficiencies was investigated. To find the most efficient design, four orientations of secondary reflectors including circular, flat, few segmented, and parabolic were studied. The reference values for the thermodynamic properties for all types of secondary reflectors were considered, and the systems were simulated in the EES environment by applying the supposed parameters at the base point. The results showed that lack of secondary reflectors decreased the thermal efficiency of the system. It is found that the flat geometry increased the energy and exergy efficiencies, while the cost was increased. However, the low manufacturing cost makes it acceptable as it was appropriate in optical aspects. The energy and exergy efficiencies were enhanced in circular and parabolic designs less than that in the flat design. The few flat segmented model has the most energy efficiency. However, much increment in efficiencies justifies growth in costs. The parabolic secondary reflector had the least cost increment. Effects of the variations of the temperature of the inlet flow to the collector, the pressure of the inlet flow to turbine, and the pressure of the inlet flow to the first pump on the design parameters were investigated. The results demonstrated that the only benefit increasing the temperature of the inlet flow to the collector and the pressure of the inlet flow to the first pump is cost reduction. Also, the increment of the pressure of the inlet flow to the turbine increases the exergy efficiency.
Exergy and exergoeconomic investigations of the secondary reflectors effect on the linear Fresnel concentrator applied to an organic Rankine cycle
Loss of solar rays in linear Fresnel concentrators (LFCs) through the width difference of primary reflectors and absorber tube led the scientists to add secondary reflectors to these concentrators. This secondary reflector increases the optical efficiency, as it is mentioned in the literature. In this paper, the effect of the secondary reflector on energy and exergy efficiencies was investigated. To find the most efficient design, four orientations of secondary reflectors including circular, flat, few segmented, and parabolic were studied. The reference values for the thermodynamic properties for all types of secondary reflectors were considered, and the systems were simulated in the EES environment by applying the supposed parameters at the base point. The results showed that lack of secondary reflectors decreased the thermal efficiency of the system. It is found that the flat geometry increased the energy and exergy efficiencies, while the cost was increased. However, the low manufacturing cost makes it acceptable as it was appropriate in optical aspects. The energy and exergy efficiencies were enhanced in circular and parabolic designs less than that in the flat design. The few flat segmented model has the most energy efficiency. However, much increment in efficiencies justifies growth in costs. The parabolic secondary reflector had the least cost increment. Effects of the variations of the temperature of the inlet flow to the collector, the pressure of the inlet flow to turbine, and the pressure of the inlet flow to the first pump on the design parameters were investigated. The results demonstrated that the only benefit increasing the temperature of the inlet flow to the collector and the pressure of the inlet flow to the first pump is cost reduction. Also, the increment of the pressure of the inlet flow to the turbine increases the exergy efficiency.
Exergy and exergoeconomic investigations of the secondary reflectors effect on the linear Fresnel concentrator applied to an organic Rankine cycle
Chavoshi, M. (author) / Minaeian, A. (author)
2021-05-01
15 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
| British Library Online Contents | 2018
| British Library Online Contents | 2018