Optimization analysis of innovative modular air-cooled condensers for CSP plants

Andreas Poullikkas; Ronan Grimes; Edmond Walsh; Ioannis Hadjipaschalis; George Kourtis

doi:10.1049/cp.2012.2009

Optimization analysis of innovative modular air-cooled condensers for CSP plants

Andreas Poullikkas, Ronan Grimes, Edmond Walsh, Ioannis Hadjipaschalis, George Kourtis

School of Engineering

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Abstract

In this work, a parametric optimization analysis of various innovative modular air-cooled condenser systems is carried out in order to identify the optimum system configuration and size to be used as the cooling system in a 50MWe parabolic trough concentrated solar power (CSP) plant. The optimization analysis is conducted individually on a total of 17 different configurations and on a total of 8 different condenser sizes for each configuration. The results identify the optimum air cooled condenser configuration and size that can achieve the minimum CSP plant electricity unit cost.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	8th Mediterranean Conference on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion, MEDPOWER 2012
Edition	613 CP
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2012.2009
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	8th Mediterranean Conference on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion, MEDPOWER 2012 - Cagliari, Italy Duration: 1 Oct 2012 → 3 Oct 2012

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Name	IET Conference Publications
Number	613 CP
Volume	2012

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Conference	8th Mediterranean Conference on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion, MEDPOWER 2012
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Cagliari
Period	1/10/12 → 3/10/12

Keywords

Air cooled condensers
CSP
Dry cooling
Renewable energy sources
Solar thermal power plants

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Poullikkas, A., Grimes, R., Walsh, E., Hadjipaschalis, I., & Kourtis, G. (2012). Optimization analysis of innovative modular air-cooled condensers for CSP plants. In 8th Mediterranean Conference on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion, MEDPOWER 2012 (613 CP ed.). (IET Conference Publications; Vol. 2012, No. 613 CP). https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2012.2009

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Poullikkas, A, Grimes, R, Walsh, E, Hadjipaschalis, I & Kourtis, G 2012, Optimization analysis of innovative modular air-cooled condensers for CSP plants. in 8th Mediterranean Conference on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion, MEDPOWER 2012. 613 CP edn, IET Conference Publications, no. 613 CP, vol. 2012, 8th Mediterranean Conference on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion, MEDPOWER 2012, Cagliari, Italy, 1/10/12. https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2012.2009

Optimization analysis of innovative modular air-cooled condensers for CSP plants. / Poullikkas, Andreas; Grimes, Ronan; Walsh, Edmond et al.
8th Mediterranean Conference on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion, MEDPOWER 2012. 613 CP. ed. 2012. (IET Conference Publications; Vol. 2012, No. 613 CP).

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