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The atmospheric steam engine as energy converter for low and medium temperature thermal energy [PDF]

, 2013
Many industrial processes and renewable energy sources produce thermal energy with temperatures below 100 °C. The cost-effective generation of mechanical energy from this thermal energy still constitutes an engineering problem.
Müller, G.
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Modeling and experimental investigation on a direct steam generation solar collector with flat plate thermal concentration

Energy Exploration & Exploitation, 2020
Currently, steam generation using solar energy mostly relies on optical concentration, which is a costly system, to generate the high temperature needed for water evaporation.
Jingkang Liang, Xu Ji, Jingyang Han, Yunfeng Wang   +3 more
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Small-Scale Solar–Bio-Hybrid Power Generation Using Brayton and Rankine Cycles

Energies, 2021
This study conducted a detailed technical analysis of small-scale solar–bio-hybrid power generation systems using Rankine (steam turbine) and Brayton (gas turbine) cycles. Thermodynamic models were developed to characterize the state of working fluid and
Mauricio Bustamante, Abraham Engeda, Wei Liao   +2 more
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Design and optimization of solar steam generation system for water purification and energy utilization: A review

Reviews on Advanced Materials Science, 2019
Solar steam generation with low-cost and excellent energy efficiency is of great significance for alleviating an energy crisis, reducing water pollution and promoting seawater desalination.
Xu You, Yin Jiacheng, Wang Jun, Wang Xianbao   +3 more
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Steam Generator Secondary pH during a Steam Generator Tube Rupture [PDF]

Nuclear Technology, 1993
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission requires utilizes to determine the response of a pressurized water reactor to a steam generator tube rupture (SGTR) as part of the safety analysis for the plant. The SGTR analysis includes assumptions regarding the partitioning of iodine between liquid and vapor in steam generator secondary.
James P. Adams, Eric S. Peterson
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Direct steam generation solar systems with screw expanders and parabolic trough collectors: Energetic assessment at part-load operating conditions

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2020
This paper explains a numerical optimization of a novel screw expander-based solar thermal electricity plant to evaluate the energetic benefits in specific case studies.
Paolo Iodice, Giuseppe Langella, Amedeo Amoresano   +2 more
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An Ejector and Flashbox-Integrated Approach to Flue Gas Waste Heat Recovery: A Novel Systematic Study

Energies, 2023
In this study, a comprehensive examination was conducted to explore the technology involved in the recovery of waste heat from flue gas emitted by a 1000 MW unit.
Runchen Wang, Xiaonan Du, Yuetao Shi, Yuhao Wang, Fengzhong Sun   +4 more
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Techno-economic analysis of a steam supply heat pump system (Potential for cost reduction through adoption of refrigerants with high critical temperatures and removal of a steam compressor)

Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu
High-temperature heat pumps represent a pivotal technology in the pursuit of decarbonizing industrial process heating with the utmost efficiency.
Takenobu KAIDA, Martin Pihl ANDERSEN, Shoji MORI   +2 more
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A Hybrid Metaheuristic Optimization Approach for the Synthesis of Operating Procedures for Optimal Drum-Boiler Startups

Applied Sciences, 2021
A steam generator serves as a power generation equipment that uses the expansive power of steam to generate electricity. The startup process of a steam generator plays an important process in a power plant to adjust its electricity generation in response
Emilio Garduno, Erik Rosado-Tamariz, Miguel A. Zuniga-Garcia, Rafael Batres   +3 more
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A direct steam generation solar power plant with integrated thermal storage

, 2010
For the future market potential of parabolic trough power plants with direct steam generation (DSG), it is beneficial to integrate a thermal storage system.
Lehmann, D., Dorothea Lehmann, Birnbaum, J., Jürgen Birnbaum, Eck, M., Tobias Hirsch, Markus Fichtner, Markus Eck, Fichtner, M., Zimmermann, G., Hirsch, T., Gerhard Zimmermann   +11 more
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