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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

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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 Durability of Candidate Solar Reflectors

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C. E. Kennedy, K. Terwilliger
Proc. ASME. ISEC2004, Solar Energy, 597-606, July 11–14, 2004
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2004-65111
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2004-65111
View Paper titled, Optical Durability of Candidate Solar Reflectors
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Topics: Durability, Glass, Mirrors, Optical mirrors, Polymers, Solar energy
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Optical Evaluation of Composite-Based Reflector Facets for Parabolic Trough Concentrators

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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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Cost Analysis of Solar Reflective Hard-Coat Materials Deposited by Ion-Beam-Assisted Deposition

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C. E. Kennedy, R. L. Swisher
Proc. ASME. ISEC2004, Solar Energy, 607-614, July 11–14, 2004
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2004-65112
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2004-65112
View Paper titled, Cost Analysis of Solar Reflective Hard-Coat Materials Deposited by Ion-Beam-Assisted Deposition
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Topics: Solar energy, Coatings, Machinery, Concentrating solar power, Durability, Glass, Optical mirrors, Polymers, Reflectance, Reflective materials
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Assessment of Thermal Energy Storage for Parabolic Trough Solar Power Plants

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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
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Modeling and Design of Direct Solar Steam Generating Collector Fields

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M. Eck, W.-D. Steinmann
Proc. ASME. ISEC2004, Solar Energy, 615-624, July 11–14, 2004
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2004-65040
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2004-65040
View Paper titled, Modeling and Design of Direct Solar Steam Generating Collector Fields
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Topics: Design, Modeling, Solar energy, Steam, Parabolic troughs, Temperature, Electric power generation, Finite element methods, Finite element model, Matlab
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Sun Tracking Photo-Sensor for Solar Thermal Concentrating System

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Kosuke Aiuchi, Kazuo Yoshida, Yukuo Katayama, Minoru Nakamura, Katsushige Nakamura
Proc. ASME. ISEC2004, Solar Energy, 625-631, July 11–14, 2004
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2004-65025
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2004-65025
View Paper titled, Sun Tracking Photo-Sensor for Solar Thermal Concentrating System
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Topics: Sensors, Solar energy, Errors, Solar radiation, Mirrors, Computer control, Currents, Electric current, Furnaces, Photovoltaic power systems
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Experimental Verification of a Combined Power and Cooling Thermodynamic Cycle

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Chris Martin, D. Yogi Goswami
Proc. ASME. ISEC2004, Solar Energy, 633-636, July 11–14, 2004
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2004-65026
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2004-65026
View Paper titled, Experimental Verification of a Combined Power and Cooling Thermodynamic Cycle
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Topics: Cooling, Thermodynamic cycles, Temperature, Absorption, Pressure, Cycles, Exhaust systems, Fluids, Condensation, Heat
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Incorporating Thermal Storage Into a SEGS Plant Using TRNSYS: A Status Report

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Jade D. Braithwaite, Robert Boehm
Proc. ASME. ISEC2004, Solar Energy, 637-644, July 11–14, 2004
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2004-65027
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2004-65027
View Paper titled, Incorporating Thermal Storage Into a SEGS Plant Using TRNSYS: A Status Report
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Topics: Control equipment, Energy generation, Flow (Dynamics), Fluids, Simulation, Simulation models, Solar energy, Storage, Storage tanks, Temperature
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The Green Energy Fraction Parameter for Solar Thermal Power Systems

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Aharon Roy
Proc. ASME. ISEC2004, Solar Energy, 645-651, July 11–14, 2004
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2004-65071
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2004-65071
View Paper titled, The Green Energy Fraction Parameter for Solar Thermal Power Systems
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Topics: Renewable energy, Solar thermal power
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Lifetime of Imidazolium Salts at Elevated Temperatures

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Daniel M. Blake, Luc Moens, Daniel Rudnicki, Heidi Pilath
Proc. ASME. ISEC2004, Solar Energy, 581-585, July 11–14, 2004
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2004-65129
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2004-65129
View Paper titled, Lifetime of Imidazolium Salts at Elevated Temperatures
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Topics: Fluids, Heat transfer, Solar energy, Temperature, Thermal energy storage, High temperature, Thermal stability, Approximation, Heating, Parabolic troughs
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Design and Construction of a Parabolic Dish in Mexico

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Carlos Ramos Berumen, Rafael Rami´rez Beni´tez, Javier Lagunas Mendoza, Jorge Huacuz Villamar, Ivan Vilar Rojas, Jorge Aguirre Romano
Proc. ASME. ISEC2004, Solar Energy, 653-657, July 11–14, 2004
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2004-65045
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2004-65045
View Paper titled, Design and Construction of a Parabolic Dish in Mexico
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Topics: Construction, Design, Aluminum, Electric power generation, Engines, Glass reinforced plastics, Governments, Manufacturing, Motors, Reflectance
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Developments in High Temperature Parabolic Trough Receiver Technology

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Henry Price, Mary Jane Hale, Rod Mahoney, Carin Gummo, Robert Fimbres, Robert Cipriani
Proc. ASME. ISEC2004, Solar Energy, 659-667, July 11–14, 2004
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2004-65178
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2004-65178
View Paper titled, Developments in High Temperature Parabolic Trough Receiver Technology
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Topics: High temperature, Parabolic troughs, Failure, Reliability, Coating processes, Coatings, Design, Glass, Solar energy, Technology development
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Advanced Heat Transfer and Thermal Storage Fluids

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Luc Moens, Daniel M. Blake
Proc. ASME. ISEC2005, Solar Energy, 791-793, August 6–12, 2005
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2005-76192
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2005-76192
View Paper titled, Advanced Heat Transfer and Thermal Storage Fluids
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Topics: Fluids, Heat transfer, Thermal energy storage
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Assessment of the Partial Model Stability of the Quasi-Dynamic Collector Test Under Outdoor Conditions EN 12975 by the Application of Uncertainty Analysis

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M. G. Kratzenberg, H. G. Beyer, S. Colle, A. Albertazzi, S. Gu¨ths, D. Fernandes, P. M. V. Oikawa, R. H. Machado, D. Petzoldt
Proc. ASME. ISEC2005, Solar Energy, 765-771, August 6–12, 2005
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2005-76042
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2005-76042
View Paper titled, Assessment of the Partial Model Stability of the Quasi-Dynamic Collector Test Under Outdoor Conditions EN 12975 by the Application of Uncertainty Analysis
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Topics: Stability, Steady state, Uncertainty, Uncertainty analysis
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Development Steps for Concentrating Solar Power Technologies With Maximum Impact on Cost Reduction: Results of the European ECOSTAR Study

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Robert Pitz-Paal, Ju¨rgen Dersch, Barbara Milow, Fe´lix Te´llez, Alain Ferriere, Ulrich Langnickel, Aldo Steinfeld, Jacob Karni, Eduardo Zarza, Oleg Popel
Proc. ASME. ISEC2005, Solar Energy, 773-779, August 6–12, 2005
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2005-76081
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2005-76081
View Paper titled, Development Steps for Concentrating Solar Power Technologies With Maximum Impact on Cost Reduction: Results of the European ECOSTAR Study
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Topics: Concentrating solar power, Fossil fuels, Mass production, Solar energy, Sunlight, Thermal energy storage, Thermodynamic power cycles, Weight (Mass)
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Flow Through a Solar Chimney Power Plant Collector-to-Chimney Transition Section

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Carl F. Kirstein, Theodor W. von Backstro¨m, Detlev G. Kro¨ger
Proc. ASME. ISEC2005, Solar Energy, 713-719, August 6–12, 2005
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2005-76011
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2005-76011
View Paper titled, Flow Through a Solar Chimney Power Plant Collector-to-Chimney Transition Section
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Topics: Flow (Dynamics), Power stations, Solar energy
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Dual Receiver Concept for Solar Towers up to 100MW

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R. Buck, M. Eck, M. Wittmann
Proc. ASME. ISEC2005, Solar Energy, 781-789, August 6–12, 2005
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2005-76114
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2005-76114
View Paper titled, Dual Receiver Concept for Solar Towers up to 100MW
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Topics: Boilers, Cycles, Energy consumption, Heat exchangers, Solar energy, Solar thermal power, Steam, Stress, Superheating, Thermal efficiency
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Solar Carbothermic Production of Zinc From Zinc Oxide: Solzinc

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E. Guillot, M. Epstein, C. Wieckert, G. Olalde, A. Steinfeld, S. Sante´n, U. Frommherz, S. Kra¨upl, T. Osinga
Proc. ASME. ISEC2005, Solar Energy, 721-727, August 6–12, 2005
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2005-76015
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2005-76015
View Paper titled, Solar Carbothermic Production of Zinc From Zinc Oxide: Solzinc
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Topics: Solar energy, Fuel cells, Carbon, Dust, Education, Electric power generation, Instrumentation, Plasmas (Ionized gases), Safety, Stoichiometry
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The Structure and Foundation Design for Small Solar Thermal Dish Stirling 10 kW Power Plant for Thailand Softland and Poor Isolation Nature

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Suravut Snidvongs
Proc. ASME. ISEC2005, Solar Energy, 729-735, August 6–12, 2005
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2005-76017
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2005-76017
View Paper titled, The Structure and Foundation Design for Small Solar Thermal Dish Stirling 10 kW Power Plant for Thailand Softland and Poor Isolation Nature
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Topics: Design, Power stations, Solar energy, Structural design