Effect of parabolic solar trough collectors (PSTCs) on performance of solar-geothermal power plant.

In an existing geothermal power plant found in Aydin, Turkey, three parabolic solar trough collectors have been installed to develop a hybrid solar-geothermal power plant. The main reason for such a hybridization is mainly to compensate the inefficiencies in the geothermal power plant due to changes in the ambient temperature. The parabolic solar trough collectors heat the oil circulating within the tubes of the collector and transfer this heat to the brine. In this project, a thermal model of the parabolic solar trough collectors will be developed to assess the effect of design and operating
parameters of the collectors on the performance of these collectors as well as the overall system.

Faculty Supervisor:

Alan Fung

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Partner:

Dokuz Eylul University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

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