Modelling, simulation and optimisation of parabolic trough power plants

We present a mathematical model built to describe the fluid dynamics for the heat transfer fluid in a parabolic trough power plant. Such a power plant consists of a network of tubes for the heat transport fluid. In view of optimisation tasks in the planning and in the operational phase, it is crucia...

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Published inEuropean journal of applied mathematics Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 592 - 615
Main Authors BAKHTI, H., GASSER, I., SCHUSTER, S., PARFENOV, E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.06.2023
Subjects
Applied mathematics
Energy consumption
Fluid dynamics
Heat
Mathematical models
Optimization
Power plants
Radiation
Renewable resources
Robustness (mathematics)
Simulation
Software
Solar energy
Tubes
Variables
Morocco
thermo fluid dynamics
optimisation
network fluid dynamics
35Q35
35C20
35F50
76M20
Parabolic trough
76M45
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ISSN0956-7925
1469-4425
DOI10.1017/S0956792522000274

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Summary:We present a mathematical model built to describe the fluid dynamics for the heat transfer fluid in a parabolic trough power plant. Such a power plant consists of a network of tubes for the heat transport fluid. In view of optimisation tasks in the planning and in the operational phase, it is crucial to find a compromise between a very detailed description of many possible physical phenomena and a necessary simplicity needed for a fast and robust computational approach. We present the model, a numerical approach, simulation for single tubes and also for realistic network settings. In addition, we optimise the power output with respect to the operational parameters.
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ISSN:0956-7925
1469-4425
DOI:10.1017/S0956792522000274