Ch-8: Solar-Thermal Power Plant

Ch-8: Solar-Thermal Power Plant: Solar Energy, Disadvantages of Solar energy, Solar Radiation: Direct Solar radiation, Diffuse Radiation, Solar- Thermal conversion, Types of receivers: Central receivers, distributed receivers: Point-Focus type, Line-Focus type, Solar-Thermal Central-Receiver system, The Heliostats, The Receiver, Receiver Efficiency, Energy Losses: Spillage, Reflection, Convection, Radiation, Conduction, Thermal-Storage System: (a) Single Tank (Thermocline), 1. Charging Mode, 2. Discharge Mode, (b) Dual-tank (Hot-Cold System), 1. Charging Mode, 2. Discharge Mode, Example, Tutorial Sheet 8.