Abstract
This chapter presents a guide for researchers and engineers to analyze and examine case studies related to solar thermal energy systems. Four case studies are investigated aiming to study several parameters related to solar thermal energy such as relative sun location, system’s performance, thermal energy storage, and collector’s efficiency. The collector’s orientation is one of the most crucial factors affecting the performance of solar thermal energy system which mainly depends on the local solar time, latitude, altitude angle, hour angle, declination angle, and azimuth angle. Furthermore, the incident radiation received by the heliostats is not totally transmitted to the steam generator due to various reasons, namely, spillage, reflection, radiation, convection, and conduction. In this chapter, it was highlighted that the most frequently adopted development associated with solar thermal energy is the incorporation of thermal energy storage systems since they can offer several advantages such as reducing power fluctuations and supplying power during night hours. The choice of thermal energy storage material must be based on the storage volume, heat capacity, and heat transfer rate.
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