The sunny side of saturated steam. For the first time, parabolic trough collectors generate process steam directly inside of the receiver for an industrial enterprise.

Artikel

While the amount of process heat produced from solar sources is still low, the potential is high. Heating chemical baths, generating solar cooling and using hot air in a drying oven: these are classic examples of process applications. Now a metal finishing plant near Wuppertal has achieved first time worldwide by connecting its own steam network to parabolic trough collectors in which steam is generated directly in the absorber pipe. This simple technology eliminates the need for thermal oil as a heat transfer medium and saves on fossil generated energy.

Object Details

• ISSN: 0937-8367
• Extent: 4 p.
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: BINE Informationsdienst - Projektinfo; 11/2011

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Detailed information on energy research ; Renewable energy sources: Solar heat ; Industrial and commercial: Process heat

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): FIZ Karlsruhe - Leibniz-Institut für Informationsinfrastruktur GmbH, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
• (when): 2011

Further information

• Sponsorship: Förderung durch das Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit (BMU). Förderkennzeichen: 0329609A-C. German Edition: Die Sonnenseiten des Sattdampfes. Parabolrinnenkollektoren erzeugen erstmals Prozessdampf direkt im Receiver für ein Industrieunternehmen.
• Last update: 07.03.2025, 12:05 PM CET