Direct heating of a vertical reactor in an insulated receiver. Experiments andcomputer simulations
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Experiments were carried out in the Schaeffer solar furnace of the Weizmann Institute of Science to evaluate the performance of a solar chemical heat pipe using carbon dioxide reforming of methane as the endothermic reaction. The directly heated vertical reactor packed with rhodium catalyst absorbed 6.3 kilowatts of power and the methane conversions reached 85%. The experimental results tallied satisfactorily with the calculations obtained from a computer model developed to simulate the process.
Publication Name: Solar Energy
Subject: Petroleum, energy and mining industries
ISSN: 0038-092X
Year: 1992
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SOLCHIPS-a fast predesign and optimization tool for solar heating with seasonal storage
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SOLCHIPS is an analytical approach to the predesign and system sizing optimization of central solar heating plants with seasonal storage (CSHPSS). The study presented an updated version of the computer program featuring user-friendly interface, graphics and analysis tools and a menu structure considering all the CSHPSS parameters. Applied to the redesign of an existing CHSPSS in Finland, SOLCHIPS showed a possible 50 percent drop in annual energy cost.
Publication Name: Solar Energy
Subject: Petroleum, energy and mining industries
ISSN: 0038-092X
Year: 1992
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Comparison of analytical and numerical modeling approaches for sizing of seasonal storage solar heating systems
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Analytical and mathematical models for predesigning central solar heating plants with seasonal storage systems were compared with one another to determine which approach was more effective. The results showed that the analytical method used in the SOLCHIPS predesign tool was more effective, faster and powerful than the conventional numerical methods.
Publication Name: Solar Energy
Subject: Petroleum, energy and mining industries
ISSN: 0038-092X
Year: 1992
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