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Research Article
ScienceAsia 32 (2006): 187-199 |doi: 10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.2006.32.187
Solar Parabolic Trough Simulation and Application for
a Hybrid Power Plant in Thailand
Eron Jacobson,a,b,c Nipon Ketjoy,a,* Sukruedee Nathakaranakulea and Wattanapong Rakwichiana
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this research project was to develop a software simulation of a solar parabolic trough
for use in the design of a solar thermal power plant. In order to determine the optimum size of a parabolic
trough to power a solar thermal power plant system in Thailand, a simulation is necessary to determine both
long-term operating performance and short term local temperatures in the system. The simulation described
in this paper was created for this purpose. It can evaluate both water and high temperature oil as the heat
transfer fluid (HTF), in addition to the ability to vary many of the operating parameters of the system. The
simulation was created to be a tool to determine the optimum parameters for the parabolic trough as the
primary input to a power plant. It is necessary due to the many parameters that characterize a solar parabolic
trough system, which must be considered when determining the output of the system. The simulation was
constructed using methods from widely accepted reference materials and assumptions to the best ability.
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a School of Renewable Energy Technology, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000 Thailand.
b University of Washington Seattle, Washington 98101, USA.
c Seattle Engineer at the Boeing Company, P. O. Box 3707, Seattle, Washington 98124, USA.
* Corresponding author, E-mail: niponk@nu.ac.th
Received 24 Dec 2004,
Accepted 13 Jan 2006
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