STATUS AND SCOPE OF PARABOLIC DISH SOLAR COLLECTORS -VANITA N. THAKKAR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, BABARIA INSTITUTE OF TECHOLOGY, VARNAMA, VADODARA AND MEMBER, GOVERNING COUNCIL, SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY OF INDIA CONTENTS 02/12/2013 INTRODUCTION LITERATURE REVIEW : ICORE-2013 CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER : TYPES, ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF SCs CSP – WORLD-WIDE VANITA N. THAKKAR CSP IN INDIA CSP IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY REFERENCES 2 INTRODUCTION About 5,000 trillion kWh per year : solar energy incident 02/12/2013 over India’s land area, An average 5-7 kWh/m2/day : Available in most parts of ICORE-2013 India. By 2030, India’s population will surpass that of China. By 2050, India will consume 1/3rd of the total global energy VANITA N. THAKKAR demand [5]. Focus on Solar Thermal Applications due to : abundant solar radiation, clean character of solar energy, high cost of fossil fuels, negative emission consequences 3 CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER (CSP): Solar Energy Technology Direct Conversion Concentrating Collectors (Concentrators) Box Type Cookers Further classification ….. VANITA N. THAKKAR Water Heating Systems ICORE-2013 Solar Thermal Conversion Systems Flat Plate Collectors Air Dryers 02/12/2013 Solar concentrator is a device that allows the collection of sunlight from a large area and focusing it on a smaller receiver or exit [18]. Solar Photovoltaic 4 TYPES OF SOLAR CONCENTRATORS 02/12/2013 In past four decades : lot of developments in designs of the solar concentrators – for thermal as well as PV applications. Classification of Solar Concentrators based on optical principles [18]: ICORE-2013 VANITA N. THAKKAR 5 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF SOLAR CONCENTRATORS 02/12/2013 ICORE-2013 VANITA N. THAKKAR 6 PARABOLIC DISH SOLAR CONCENTRATORS Parabolic Dish Solar Concentrators (PDSCs) : 02/12/2013 high conversion efficiencies and operating – around 750oC at annual ICORE-2013 temperatures efficiency of 23%-29% peak. Research is on : some prototypes tested world- VANITA N. THAKKAR wide. High investment costs, almost twice as those for parabolic troughs. PDSC industries and initiatives are mostly confined to the US and Europe. 7 PARABOLIC DISH SOLAR CONCENTRATORS (CONTD.) PDSCs for process heat requirements of community, industrial and commercial establishments like Process heating, Cooling, Community Cooking, Laundry Applications, etc. is an emerging and exciting opportunity in India. THIS PRESENTATION TRACES DEVELOPMENT OF PDSC TECHNOLOGY AND EXPLORES SCOPE OF WORK IN THE FIELD, WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON INDIA. VANITA N. THAKKAR ICORE-2013 High potential for using PDSCs in various industries, in India, encourages research and need of development. 02/12/2013 8 REVIEW OF CSP TECHNOLOGY in : GENERATION OF Most research on CSP : use in generation of electricity such as, maintenance [30 - Leonard D. Jaffe, Test results on parabolic dish concentrators for solar thermal power systems, Solar Energy, Volume 42, Issue 2, 9 1989, pp – 173–187]. VANITA N. THAKKAR Results of development testing of various solar thermal parabolic dish concentrators, mostly designed for generating low cost electricity, using dish-mounted Rankine, Brayton or Stirling cycle engines. Tests provide important operating information for developing concentrators with improved performance and reduced ICORE-2013 02/12/2013 Most fuel consumption ELECTRICITY. REVIEW OF CSP TECHNOLOGY (CONTD.) Innovation in CSP technologies over the last decade Improvements in reflector and collector design materials, heat absorption and transport power production thermal storage Many applications to be integrated with CSP regimes to conserve (and sometimes produce) electricity suggested and implemented, giving environmental benefits by limited fossil 10 fuel usage – details in references [1-54]. VANITA N. THAKKAR ICORE-2013 02/12/2013 [31 – David Barley, Ruxendra Vidu, Pieter Stroeve, Innovation in concentrated solar power, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Volume 95, Issue 10, October 2011, pp – 2703–272], such as, REVIEW OF CSP TECHNOLOGY (CONTD.) analyzes performance of parabolic mirror, receiver, Stirling engine, and parasitic power consumption to predict the net power produced, includes location dependent properties affecting performance : direct normal insolation, ambient temperature, density of air (altitude), sun elevation angle, wind speed. Numerous projects implemented world-wide by research centres, universities and companies to investigate and analyze reliability 11 and performance of CSP : some shown in table below [18]. VANITA N. THAKKAR ICORE-2013 02/12/2013 A thesis : Stirling Dish System Performance Prediction Model – energy prediction model created using TRNSYS for solar Stirling dish systems for prediction of location dependent long term performance [16]. (CONTD.) 02/12/2013 ICORE-2013 VANITA N. THAKKAR 12 CSP IN INDIA : REVIEW (CONTD.) Pioneering work – use of Scheffler Dish for SOLAR COOKING : introduced two decades back by Shree Deepak Gadhia – Gadhia Solar, Valsad, Gujarat for community cooking. Shortcomings overcome : of box type solar cooker overcome : could only boil and roast the food mini concentrating dish type solar cookers : cumbersome outdoor usage. Successfully used for other applications desalination, food processing, etc. like VANITA N. THAKKAR ICORE-2013 India – Dish Technology for generating electricity : yet to get established. 02/12/2013 13 CSP IN INDIA : REVIEW (CONTD.) 02/12/2013 ICORE-2013 VANITA N. THAKKAR 14 CSP IN INDIA : REVIEW (CONTD.) 02/12/2013 ICORE-2013 VANITA N. THAKKAR 15 CSP IN INDIA : REVIEW (CONTD.) ICORE-2013 Several Solar steam cooking systems of different sizes to cook for from 500 to 40,000 people, for different user groups like, Temples, Ashrams, Army Camps, Hospitals, Canteens, Hostels etc. [46] 02/12/2013 VANITA N. THAKKAR Parabolic collectors using thermic fluid as working medium for cooking : developed and successfully working at Muni Seva Ashram, Goraj, Gujarat to overcome the limitations of steam as working medium – better thermal storage, transfer and control [47]. 16 CSP IN INDIA : REVIEW (CONTD.) 02/12/2013 ICORE-2013 VANITA N. THAKKAR 17 CSP IN INDIA : REVIEW (CONTD.) 02/12/2013 ICORE-2013 VANITA N. THAKKAR 18 CSP IN INDIA : REVIEW (CONTD.) 02/12/2013 ICORE-2013 VANITA N. THAKKAR SOLAR COOKING - THERMIC FLUID (FROM SPDC) IN JACKETED VESSELS FOR COOKING - BOILING-STEAMING AT GORAJ CANTEEN 19 CSP IN INDIA : REVIEW (CONTD.) 02/12/2013 ICORE-2013 VANITA N. THAKKAR 20 PAN FOR COOKING - HEATED BY THERMIC FLUID (FROM SPDC) COIL BELOW ITS SURFACE CSP IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY : REVIEW (CONTD.) 02/12/2013 MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY : one third of total energy use worldwide. In energy intensive sectors : ferrous and nonferrous metals, chemicals and petrochemicals, nonmetallic mineral materials, and pulp and paper, etc. – energy costs -> major part of total production costs. Industrial production : projected increase -> factor of four between now and 2050. RE : used in power generation and for residential applications, limited use in industry. ICORE-2013 VANITA N. THAKKAR 21 CSP IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY : REVIEW (CONTD.) 02/12/2013 Biomass : most significant RE contribution to industry (8% - 2007). ICORE-2013 RE in industrial applications : to be used upto 21% of all final energy use by 2050. VANITA N. THAKKAR Feedstock in manufacturing industry in 2050 to be of renewable origin, major contributions from Biomass feedstock. Process energy, process heat from solar thermal installations and heat pumps [42]. 22 SECTOR-WISE ENERGY CONSUMPTION PATTERNS IN THE INDUSTRY – WORLD-WIDE 02/12/2013 ICORE-2013 VANITA N. THAKKAR Regional and Sectoral breakdown of Biomass potential for process heat in industry in 2050, excluding interregional trade, UNIDO Analysis [35]. 23 CSP IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN INDIA : REVIEW (CONTD.) Industrial Sectors Promising for Commercialization of Solar Energy in India shown in Table: Identified on : Grade of heat required (high/low), Growth prospects of the sector and Ongoing interventions by weighted parametric studies [44]: VANITA N. THAKKAR Only 25 to 30% saving by Solar Concentrators, can reduce import of 4.5 million tons oil per year : ≈ 6% of our oil imports [45]. ICORE-2013 Industrial Process Heat (IPH) applications up to 250°C : 15 to 20% of this. 02/12/2013 India : 100 Million Tons oil per year. 24 (CONTD.) other References : 02/12/2013 Some Prototype Instantaneous efficiency of 63.9% Can be used for heating boiler feed water, laundry applications and other steam generation applications [48]. VANITA N. THAKKAR ICORE-2013 design of solar parabolic dish collector with truncated cone shaped helical coiled receiver made up of copper, coated with nickel chrome at focal point. 25 (CONTD.) of ARUN brand of for pasteurization milk at Mahanand Dairy in Latur, Maharashtra [49]. VANITA N. THAKKAR of ICORE-2013 SCS 02/12/2013 Development 26 (CONTD.) A Calculated overall heat transfer co-efficient : varies from 130 to 180 W/m2 K for actual climate conditions at Tiruchirappalli, India. Thermal efficiency of collector = 60% Cost = half the cost of a collector available in market with same specifications. VANITA N. THAKKAR Absorber, made of aluminum alloys and coated with black paint. ICORE-2013 02/12/2013 parabolic dish collector developed from low cost technology and tested outdoors[50]. 27 o THE MEGAWATT SYSTEM : Megawatt a Delhi-based Co., parabolic collector of dish type 90m2 area. tested at Center of Energy Ministry and of Renewable Energy (MNRE). Proposed field testing under R & D support of MNRE for industrial heating applications. o Specifications of a typical Parabolic Solar Concentrator – in the Table. VANITA N. THAKKAR New Solar ICORE-2013 Prototype : built and being 02/12/2013 has developed indigenous 28 TESTING OF PDSC: Very little has been done on testing of PDSCs Testing of SK-14 and PRINCE-15 SCs : comparing performances of two different geometries in actual ICORE-2013 working conditions [51]. VANITA N. THAKKAR Testing Proposal for Paraboloidal solar concentrators by Mullick et al (1991) [52]. Two parameters – optical efficiency factor (F’ηo) – gives theoretical upper limit of the overall efficiency of concentrator the heat loss factor (F’UL). Improvement in this procedure : as worked out by Paul A. Funk. 02/12/2013 29 TESTING OF PDSC : (CONTD.) Paul A. Funk defined two figures of merits : F1 (NoLoad Condition) and F2 (Load Condition) as operating parameters [53, 54]. 02/12/2013 ICORE-2013 Time, s VANITA N. THAKKAR Total Solar Radiation (W/m2) Beam Radiation (W/m2) Start temperature of water °C End temperature of water °C Efficiency with beam radiation % 30 CONCLUSION Solar Energy Technology has an important role to play in the present Energy and Environment crises. Solar Concentrator Technology has good potential for various applications. 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