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Proceedings Papers

Performance Analysis of Thermocline Energy Storage Proposed for the 1 MW Saguaro Solar Trough Plant

Gregory J. Kolb, Vahab Hassani
Proc. ASME. ISEC2006, Solar Energy, 1-5, July 8–13, 2006
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2006-99005
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2006-99005
View Paper titled, Performance Analysis of Thermocline Energy Storage Proposed for the 1 MW Saguaro Solar Trough Plant
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Topics: Energy storage, Solar energy, Storage, Parabolic troughs, Power stations, Simulation
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Field Survey of Parabolic Trough Receiver Thermal Performance

Henry Price, Russell Forristall, Timothy Wendelin, Allan Lewandowski, Timothy Moss, Carin Gummo
Proc. ASME. ISEC2006, Solar Energy, 109-116, July 8–13, 2006
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2006-99167
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2006-99167
View Paper titled, Field Survey of Parabolic Trough Receiver Thermal Performance
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Topics: Parabolic troughs, Glass, Solar power stations, Temperature
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Wet or Dry Cooling?

Ibrahim Khalil, Aaron Sahm, Robert Boehm
Proc. ASME. ISEC2006, Solar Energy, 55-62, July 8–13, 2006
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2006-99082
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2006-99082
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Topics: Cooling, Water, Rankine cycle, Energy generation, Solar energy, Solar power stations, Thrust
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Advanced Parabolic Trough Field Testing: Real-Time Data Collection, Archiving, and Analysis for the Solargenix Advanced Parabolic Trough

Rick Hurt, Wooson Yim, Robert Boehm, Mary Jane Hale, Randy Gee
Proc. ASME. ISEC2006, Solar Energy, 49-54, July 8–13, 2006
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2006-99078
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2006-99078
View Paper titled, Advanced Parabolic Trough Field Testing: Real-Time Data Collection, Archiving, and Analysis for the Solargenix Advanced Parabolic Trough
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Topics: Data collection, Parabolic troughs, Testing, Construction, Solar energy, Space frame structures, Bearings, Control equipment, Instrumentation, Mirrors
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Radiative Transfer Within a Cylindrical Cavity With Diffusely/Specularly Reflecting Inner Walls Containing an Array of Tubular Absorbers

Tom Melchior, Aldo Steinfeld
Proc. ASME. ISEC2006, Solar Energy, 15-22, July 8–13, 2006
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2006-99028
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2006-99028
View Paper titled, Radiative Transfer Within a Cylindrical Cavity With Diffusely/Specularly Reflecting Inner Walls Containing an Array of Tubular Absorbers
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Topics: Cavities, Radiative heat transfer, Temperature, Cavity walls, Energy transformation, Concentrating solar power, Dimensions, High temperature, Mirrors, Temperature distribution
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CFD Modeling of Gas Particle Flow Within a Solid Particle Solar Receiver

Huajun Chen, Yitung Chen, Hsuan-Tsung Hsieh, Nathan Siegel
Proc. ASME. ISEC2006, Solar Energy, 37-48, July 8–13, 2006
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2006-99044
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2006-99044
View Paper titled, CFD Modeling of Gas Particle Flow Within a Solid Particle Solar Receiver
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Topics: Computational fluid dynamics, Modeling, Particle flow, Particulate matter, Solar energy, Flow (Dynamics), Heat transfer, Solar radiation, Absorption, Algorithms
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Calorimetric Measurements of the Input Power Into a 500 kW High Concentration Solar Energy Volumetric Receiver

Gideon Miron, Eliezer Reich, Jacob Kagan, Akiba Segal
Proc. ASME. ISEC2006, Solar Energy, 63-73, July 8–13, 2006
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2006-99119
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2006-99119
View Paper titled, Calorimetric Measurements of the Input Power Into a 500 kW High Concentration Solar Energy Volumetric Receiver
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Topics: Solar energy, Solar power
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Double-Focus Configuration at DLR Solar Furnace for Operating a Continuous Reactor

Andreas Neumann, Christian Willsch, Martin Roeb, Daniela Graf, Christian Sattler
Proc. ASME. ISEC2006, Solar Energy, 29-36, July 8–13, 2006
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2006-99042
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2006-99042
View Paper titled, Double-Focus Configuration at DLR Solar Furnace for Operating a Continuous Reactor
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Topics: Furnaces, Solar energy, Metals, Hydrogen production, Solar radiation, Temperature, Ceramics, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Shapes
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Hydrogen Production by Steam-Gasification of Petroleum Coke Using Concentrated Solar Power: Reactor Experimentation With Slurry Feeding

Andreas Z’Graggen, Philipp Haueter, Gilles Maag, Alfonso Vidal, Manuel Romero, Aldo Steinfeld
Proc. ASME. ISEC2006, Solar Energy, 23-27, July 8–13, 2006
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2006-99029
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2006-99029
View Paper titled, Hydrogen Production by Steam-Gasification of Petroleum Coke Using Concentrated Solar Power: Reactor Experimentation With Slurry Feeding
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Topics: Coke, Concentrating solar power, Fuel gasification, Hydrogen production, Petroleum, Slurries, Steam, Solar energy, Energy conversion, Water
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Some Alternative Technologies for Solar Thermal Power Generation

Motoaki Utamura, Yutaka Tamaura, Hiroshi Hasuike
Proc. ASME. ISEC2006, Solar Energy, 75-84, July 8–13, 2006
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2006-99123
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2006-99123
View Paper titled, Some Alternative Technologies for Solar Thermal Power Generation
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Topics: Cooling, Cycles, Design, Economics , Fluids, Gas turbines, Heat exchangers, Mirrors, Pressure, Ray tracing
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A 300 kW Solar Chemical Pilot Plant for the Carbothermic Production of Zinc

C. Wieckert, E. Guillot, M. Epstein, G. Olalde, S. Sante´n, U. Frommherz, S. Kra¨upl, T. Osinga, A. Steinfeld
Proc. ASME. ISEC2006, Solar Energy, 7-13, July 8–13, 2006
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2006-99027
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2006-99027
View Paper titled, A 300 kW Solar Chemical Pilot Plant for the Carbothermic Production of Zinc
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Topics: Solar chemistry, Solar energy, Fuels, Cavities, Energy conversion, Enthalpy, Fuel cells, Hydrogen, Solar power, Storage
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Solar-Assisted Small Solar Tower Trigeneration Systems

R. Buck, S. Friedmann
Proc. ASME. ISEC2006, Solar Energy, 85-90, July 8–13, 2006
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2006-99129
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2006-99129
View Paper titled, Solar-Assisted Small Solar Tower Trigeneration Systems
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Topics: Solar energy, Cooling, Absorption, Heat, Microturbines, Gas turbines, Power systems (Machinery), Solar power, Stress
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Design and Construction of the APS 1-MWe Parabolic Trough Power Plant

Scott Canada, Doug A. Brosseau, Henry Price
Proc. ASME. ISEC2006, Solar Energy, 91-98, July 8–13, 2006
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2006-99139
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2006-99139
View Paper titled, Design and Construction of the APS 1-MWe Parabolic Trough Power Plant
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Topics: Construction, Design, Parabolic troughs, Power stations, Solar energy, Concentrating solar power, Databases, Energy generation, Energy storage, Failure mechanisms
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Practical Field Alignment of Parabolic Trough Solar Concentrators

Richard B. Diver, Timothy A. Moss
Proc. ASME. ISEC2006, Solar Energy, 99-108, July 8–13, 2006
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ISEC2006-99146
https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2006-99146
View Paper titled, Practical Field Alignment of Parabolic Trough Solar Concentrators
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Topics: Overlays (Materials engineering), Parabolic troughs, Photography, Solar energy concentrators