Development of Powerhouse Using Fresnel lens
| Autor: | A. Anarghya, Nawar Saif Al-Dohani, V. N. Abhishek, S. Nayak Nagaraj |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Fresnel lens
Maximum power principle Steam engine business.industry Mechanical engineering Solar energy Renewable energy law.invention Electricity generation law lcsh:TA1-2040 Heat exchanger Environmental science Electricity electricity business solar salt steam engine lcsh:Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| Zdroj: | MATEC Web of Conferences, Vol 144, p 04006 (2018) |
| Popis: | Solar energy is an alternative source of renewable energy. Sultanate of Oman government showed initiation on utilization of solar energy for domestic and industrial applications. Fresnel lens is one of the methods to collect maximum energy by gathering heat of the sun in the concentrated form (using solar collectors). Earlier research work discloses that Fresnel lens gave better result in terms of power output and produces lower heat loss as compared to linear –parabolic solar collectors. In this work, development of a proto Fresnel lens power house was made to generate electricity. The focused heat from Fresnel lens was used to heat the molten salt in a heat exchanger to produce the steam. The generated steam was used to rotate the steam engine coupled to a generator. In the current work, a maximum power of 30 W was produced. In addition, comparative study was carried out regarding solar salts and heat exchanger materials to understand the Fresnel powerhouse performance. Overall the present study gave valuable information regarding usage of Fresnel lens for electricity generation in Oman. |
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