A comparison of thermal storage models with a solar electric generation system using Trnsys

Two new component types were developed for the transient simulation program TRNSYS with IISiBat that models three different types of sensible thermal storages for analysis with use in a solar electric generating system (SEGS) simulation. One component containing a fully mixed, stratified and a plug flow tank model has been developed such that the inputs and parameter specifications are similar so that all three models could be easily placed into one component type. A single, cylindrical direct storage tank with one inlet and one outlet that evaluates fluid properties as a function of temperature is representative for all three models. The second component is a storage controller that passes along pertinent charging, dwell or discharging information to the storage and integrates the storage into a given SEGS model; Results are provided for each storage tank integrated in a SEGS VI simulation model for temperature distribution and power generation.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Mechanical Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Year

2003

Author dc:creator

• Gaal, Jade

Contributors dc:contributor

• Robert F. Boehm

Statement dc:rights

• IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/rtds/1593

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:oasis.library.unlv.edu:rtds-2592