Award Date

1-1-2003

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Mechanical Engineering

First Committee Member

Robert F. Boehm

Number of Pages

129

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Comparison; Electric; Generation; Models; Solar; Storage; Systems; Thermal

Controlled Subject

Mechanical engineering; Electrical engineering; Force and energy

File Format

pdf

File Size

5560.32 KB

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

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