| Title | Modeling and Performance Prediction of Solar Parabolic Trough Collector for Hybrid Geothermal Power Generation: A Case Study of Dholera, Gujarat, India |
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| Authors | Namrata BIST, Abhijit NIRANTARE, Anirbid SIRCAR |
| Year | 2020 |
| Conference | Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
| Keywords | Hybrid, Modeling, Power Generation. |
| Abstract | Geothermal energy is worldwide accepted as clean renewable energy and has trivial impact on environment. The research and development on renewable energies are constantly increasing in today’s era, due to breakthrough demand and cost of energy. The availability and efficiency are defined because of limited resources. This study illustrates the efficient generation of electricity using hybrid solar and geothermal resources. The research was carried out in Swaminarayan temple located in Dholera village of Gujarat. The heat pump transfers the heat around 60°C - 75°C in terms of primary fluid which was considered as input heat to parabolic trough collector (PTC). Duratherm 450 was taken as primary fluid due to its non toxicity, organic nature, economic viability and thermal stability and longer service life. When the primary fluid passes from PTC the temperature of fluid rises drastically, to control the temperature of primary fluid thermostat is placed. After getting desired output around 110°C - 120°C the primary fluid is passed to evaporator which is connected with organic rankine cycle (ORC) and efficient electricity is generated (around 20 KW). This paper discusses about the design and performance calculations of PTC according to standard dimensions on CREO software. |