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Thermoeconomic Analysis of a Solar-Assisted Industrial Process Heating System.
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International Journal of Energy Research . 3/18/2024, Vol. 2024, p1-20. 20p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Thermal energy in the industrial sector for process heating applications in the range of 50 to 250°C consumes about 35% of the global fossil fuel. Cascaded solar thermal systems are promising solutions to meet clean and uninterrupted thermal energy supply for industrial process heating. Well-engineered cascaded arrangement of solar thermal collector (STC) and photovoltaic thermal (PVT) collector can attain an average solar fraction of more than 50%. In the present research, a solar-assisted process heating system, wherein a STC integrated in series with PVT, has been designed to produce low- to medium-temperature heat at higher solar fractions. Herein, thermal performance and economic viability of this novel system have been investigated and analyzed methodically. In the present research, a comprehensive TRNSYS simulation model is developed and validated experimentally. Results show that PVT integrated with heat pipe evacuated tube collector (PVT-HPETC) and PVT integrated with flat plate collector (PVT-FPC) system can generate thermal energy as high as 1625 and 1420 W with a thermal efficiency of 81 and 77% and exergy efficiency of 13.22 and 12.72%. Levelized cost of heat (LCOH) for PVT-HPETC at process heat temperatures of 60, 70, and 80°C is 0.214, 0.208, and 0.201 MYR/kWh, respectively. It is worth to note that LCOH is less than the existing cost of heat generation which proves that these systems are economically feasible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0363907X
- Volume :
- 2024
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Energy Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176151916
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/4614066