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The DISS Project: Direct Steam Generation in Parabolic Troughs — Operation and Maintenance Experience — Update on Project Status

Eduardo Zarza, Loreto Valenzuela, Javier León, H.-Dieter Weyers, Martin Eickhoff, Markus Eck, Klaus Hennecke
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 419-426, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-154
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-154
View Paper titled, The DISS Project: Direct Steam Generation in Parabolic Troughs — Operation and Maintenance Experience — Update on Project Status
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Topics: Maintenance, Parabolic troughs, Steam, Solar energy, Test facilities, Solar thermal power
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Direct Steam Generation in Parabolic Troughs: First Results of the DISS Project

M. Eck, W.-D. Steinmann
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 427-435, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-155
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-155
View Paper titled, Direct Steam Generation in Parabolic Troughs: First Results of the DISS Project
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Topics: Parabolic troughs, Steam, Steady state, Transients (Dynamics), Control equipment, Design, Simulation, Solar energy, Two-phase flow
Proceedings Papers

EuroTrough Design Issues and Prototype Testing at PSA

Eckhard Lüpfert, Michael Geyer, Wolfgang Schiel, Antonio Esteban, Rafael Osuna, Eduardo Zarza, Paul Nava
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 387-391, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-149
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-149
View Paper titled, EuroTrough Design Issues and Prototype Testing at PSA
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Topics: Design, Engineering prototypes, Testing, Solar energy, Weight (Mass), Deformation, Finite element analysis, Finite element methods, Finite element model, Mechanical properties
Proceedings Papers

Modular Trough Power Plants

Vahab Hassani, Henry W. Price
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 437-443, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-156
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-156
View Paper titled, Modular Trough Power Plants
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Topics: Power stations, Electric power generation, Organic Rankine cycle, Combustion, Developing nations, Energy sustainability, Geothermal power stations, Parabolic troughs, Power systems (Machinery)
Proceedings Papers

Optimization Studies for Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Systems

Bruce Kelly, Ulf Herrmann, Mary Jane Hale
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 393-398, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-150
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-150
View Paper titled, Optimization Studies for Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Systems
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Topics: Combined cycles, Optimization, Solar energy, Heat recovery steam generators, Steam, Boilers, Combined cycle power stations, Parabolic troughs, Flow (Dynamics), High pressure (Physics)
Proceedings Papers

Parabolic Trough Power for the California Competitive Market

Henry Price, Robert Cable
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 399-403, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-151
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-151
View Paper titled, Parabolic Trough Power for the California Competitive Market
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Topics: Parabolic troughs, Solar energy, Power stations
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Development of a Molten-Salt Thermocline Thermal Storage System for Parabolic Trough Plants

James E. Pacheco, Steven K. Showalter, William J. Kolb
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 453-460, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-158
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-158
View Paper titled, Development of a Molten-Salt Thermocline Thermal Storage System for Parabolic Trough Plants
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Topics: Parabolic troughs, Thermal energy storage, Fluids, Temperature gradient, Capacitance, Density, Fillers (Materials), Heat transfer, Power stations, Safety
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TRNSYS Modeling of the SEGS VI Parabolic Trough Solar Electric Generating System

Scott A. Jones, Robert Pitz-Paal, Peter Schwarzboezl, Nathan Blair, Robert Cable
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 405-412, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-152
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-152
View Paper titled, TRNSYS Modeling of the SEGS VI Parabolic Trough Solar Electric Generating System
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Topics: Modeling, Parabolic troughs, Solar energy, Electrical components, Errors, Simulation, Storage, Thermodynamic power cycles, Transients (Dynamics)
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The Influence of Direct Normal Irradiance Variation on the Optimal Parabolic Trough Field Size: A Problem Solved With Technical and Economical Simulations

Volker Quaschning, Rainer Kistner, Winfried Ortmanns
Proc. ASME. SED2002, Solar Energy, 361-366, June 15–20, 2002
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2002-1073
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2002-1073
View Paper titled, The Influence of Direct Normal Irradiance Variation on the Optimal Parabolic Trough Field Size: A Problem Solved With Technical and Economical Simulations
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Topics: Parabolic troughs, Simulation, Design, Power stations, Solar radiation, Disasters, Errors, Solar energy, Solar thermal power
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A Nonimaging Receiver for Parabolic Trough Concentrating Collectors

Randy Gee, Gilbert Cohen, Roland Winston
Proc. ASME. SED2002, Solar Energy, 269-276, June 15–20, 2002
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2002-1062
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2002-1062
View Paper titled, A Nonimaging Receiver for Parabolic Trough Concentrating Collectors
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Topics: Parabolic troughs, Design, Errors, Heat losses, Imaging, Thermal energy
Proceedings Papers

Advanced Thermal Storage Fluids for Solar Parabolic Trough Systems

Luc Moens, Daniel M. Blake, Daniel L. Rudnicki, Mary Jane Hale
Proc. ASME. SED2002, Solar Energy, 277-283, June 15–20, 2002
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2002-1063
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2002-1063
View Paper titled, Advanced Thermal Storage Fluids for Solar Parabolic Trough Systems
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Topics: Fluids, Parabolic troughs, Solar energy, Thermal energy storage, Heat transfer, Operating temperature, Storage, Electronic systems, Heat, Insulation
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Solar Trough Integration Into Combined Cycle Systems

Ju¨rgen Dersch, Michael Geyer, Ulf Hermann, Scott A. Jones, Bruce Kelly, Rainer Kistner, Winfried Ortmanns, Robert Pitz-Paal, Henry Price
Proc. ASME. SED2002, Solar Energy, 351-359, June 15–20, 2002
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2002-1072
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2002-1072
View Paper titled, Solar Trough Integration Into Combined Cycle Systems
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Topics: Combined cycles, Solar energy, Parabolic troughs, Combined cycle power stations, Power stations, Steam, Carbon, Emissions, Rankine cycle, Thermodynamic power cycles
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Evaluation of a Molten Salt Heat Transfer Fluid in a Parabolic Trough Solar Field

D. Kearney, U. Herrmann, P. Nava, B. Kelly, R. Mahoney, J. Pacheco, R. Cable, N. Potrovitza, D. Blake, H. Price
Proc. ASME. SED2002, Solar Energy, 293-299, June 15–20, 2002
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2002-1065
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2002-1065
View Paper titled, Evaluation of a Molten Salt Heat Transfer Fluid in a Parabolic Trough Solar Field
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Topics: Fluids, Heat transfer, Parabolic troughs, Solar energy, High temperature, Thermal energy storage
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Performance of a Solar Thermal Parabolic Trough Concentrator for Industrial Process Heat (IPH) Applications in Egypt

M. Fatouh, M. Nabil, E. Mahmoud, M. K. Mahmoud
Proc. ASME. ISEC2003, Solar Energy, 269-278, March 15–18, 2003
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2003-44007
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2003-44007
View Paper titled, Performance of a Solar Thermal Parabolic Trough Concentrator for Industrial Process Heat (IPH) Applications in Egypt
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Topics: Heat, Parabolic troughs, Solar energy, Manufacturing, Temperature, Computer software, Design, Energy budget (Physics), Flow (Dynamics), Fluids
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Advanced Thermal Energy Storage Technology for Parabolic Trough

Rainer Tamme, Doerte Laing, Wolf-Dieter Steinmann
Proc. ASME. ISEC2003, Solar Energy, 563-571, March 15–18, 2003
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2003-44033
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2003-44033
View Paper titled, Advanced Thermal Energy Storage Technology for Parabolic Trough
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Topics: Parabolic troughs, Thermal energy storage, Storage, Heat storage, Power stations, Geometry, Materials properties, Optimization, Simulation, Solar thermal power
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A Parabolic Trough Solar Power Plant Simulation Model

Henry Price
Proc. ASME. ISEC2003, Solar Energy, 665-673, March 15–18, 2003
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2003-44241
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2003-44241
View Paper titled, A Parabolic Trough Solar Power Plant Simulation Model
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Topics: Parabolic troughs, Simulation models, Solar power stations, Design, Tradeoffs, Computers, Electricity (Physics), Maintenance, Optimization, Plant design
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Reducing the Cost of Energy From Parabolic Trough Solar Power Plants

Henry Price, David Kearney
Proc. ASME. ISEC2003, Solar Energy, 591-599, March 15–18, 2003
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2003-44069
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2003-44069
View Paper titled, Reducing the Cost of Energy From Parabolic Trough Solar Power Plants
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Topics: Parabolic troughs, Solar power stations, Fossil fuel power station, Solar energy, Solar power
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Testing of Thermocline Filler Materials and Molten-Salt Heat Transfer Fluids for Thermal Energy Storage Systems in Parabolic Trough Power Plants

Doug Brosseau, Mike Edgar, John W. Kelton, Kye Chisman, Daniel Ray, Blaine Emms
Proc. ASME. ISEC2004, Solar Energy, 587-595, July 11–14, 2004
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2004-65144
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2004-65144
View Paper titled, Testing of Thermocline Filler Materials and Molten-Salt Heat Transfer Fluids for Thermal Energy Storage Systems in Parabolic Trough Power Plants
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Topics: Fillers (Materials), Fluids, Heat transfer, Parabolic troughs, Power stations, Testing, Thermal energy storage, Solar energy, Durability, Rocks
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Optical Evaluation of Composite-Based Reflector Facets for Parabolic Trough Concentrators

Tim Wendelin, Randy Gee
Proc. ASME. ISEC2004, Solar Energy, 669-673, July 11–14, 2004
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2004-65151
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2004-65151
View Paper titled, Optical Evaluation of Composite-Based Reflector Facets for Parabolic Trough Concentrators
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Topics: Composite materials, Parabolic troughs, Design, Glass, Glass reinforced plastics, Mirrors, Steel
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Assessment of Thermal Energy Storage for Parabolic Trough Solar Power Plants

David Kearney, Henry Price
Proc. ASME. ISEC2004, Solar Energy, 675-681, July 11–14, 2004
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2004-65170
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2004-65170
View Paper titled, Assessment of Thermal Energy Storage for Parabolic Trough Solar Power Plants
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Topics: Parabolic troughs, Solar power stations, Thermal energy storage, Fluids, Power stations, Solar energy, Storage, Economics , Heat transfer, Solar power