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Rankine Cycle
Jenico.J
Ragav.N
1. Pump
2. Boiler: A solar power tower surrounded by
flat mirrors on the ground.
3. Turbine
4. Condenser
First, water is pressurized in the pump and is
sent to boiler. The boiler consists of a zigzag
network of pipes and a tank of molten salt which
acts as a Thermal Energy Reservoir. This
network is placed in a tower surrounded by flat
mirrors on the ground. Different mirrors focus
on different parts of the network. This ensures
that the water is heated evenly & superheated
steam is produced when it leaves the boiler.
Super-heated steam is expanded in the turbine &
is condensed and fed back to the pump to repeat
the cycle. The possibility of feeding back the heat
rejected in the condenser to the boiler is also
explored. This cycle operates between the
pressure levels: 0.3166 bar & 4.5 bar. Superheated steam is produced at 150oC. If we
consider the Rankine cycle to be ideal with 100%
turbine & pump efficiencies; we get output
energy of 421.68 kJ per kg of water supplied.
I. INTRODUCTION
The primary source of electricity in the world
today is fossil fuels. Scientists have pointed out that
crude oil resources will be exhausted soon, so
technical experts in the field of renewable energy
have come to the fore to develop a sustainable
model of electricity generation that can be used for
centuries to come without any hassles and damage
to the environment. Solar thermal energy systems
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V. ADVANTAGES
No Fuel Cost - Solar Thermal Energy
does not require any fuel like most other
sources of renewable energy. This is a
huge advantage over other fossil fuels
whose costs are increasing at a drastic
rate every year. Electricity prices are
increasingly rapidly in most parts of the
world much faster than general inflation.
Price shocks due to high fuel costs are a
big risk with fossil fuel energy these
days.
Predictable - 24/7 Power -Solar Thermal
Energy can generate power 24 hours a
day. This is made possible as solar
thermal power plants store the energy in
the form of molten salts etc. Other forms
of Renewable Energy like Solar PV and
Wind Energy are intermittent in nature.
The electricity supply is much more
uniform and reliable.
No Pollution and Global Warming
Effects Solar Thermal Energy does not
cause pollution which is one of the
biggest advantages. Note there are costs
associated with the equipment used to
build and transport Solar Thermal Energy
Equipment.
Using Existing Industrial Base - Solar
Thermal Energy uses equipment like
solar thermal mirrors and turbines which
is made in large scale at low cost by the
existing Industrial Base and requires no
major changes in equipment and
materials unlike new technologies .
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