| Issue |
J. Phys. IV France
Volume 09, Number PR3, March 1999
Proceedings of the 9th SolarPACES International Symposium on Solar Thermal Concentrating TechnologiesSTCT 9 |
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| Page(s) | Pr3-141 - Pr3-146 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:1999322 | |
Proceedings of the 9th SolarPACES International Symposium on Solar Thermal Concentrating Technologies
STCT 9
J. Phys. IV France 09 (1999) Pr3-141-Pr3-146
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:1999322
Universidad Pontificia de Comillas-ICAI, Departamento de Fluidos y Calor, C/Alberto Aguilera 23, 28015 Madrid, Spain
© EDP Sciences 1999
STCT 9
J. Phys. IV France 09 (1999) Pr3-141-Pr3-146
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:1999322
Gas turbine cycles for hybrid solar power plants
X. Garcia CasalsUniversidad Pontificia de Comillas-ICAI, Departamento de Fluidos y Calor, C/Alberto Aguilera 23, 28015 Madrid, Spain
Abstract
Nowadays develepment of solar central receiver tecnology, with volumetric receivers heating air, asks for a thermodynamic cycle able to handle such high temperatures with high efficiency and ease of integration on a hybrid solar power plant. Todays Gas Turbine technology has turbine inlet temperatures of the same order as maximum temperatures experimented on volumetric receivers, and renders itself for a rather easy integration of solar energy input on a hybrid scheme. In this paper we analyse several gas turbine cycles for their use in solar energy applications, giving some insight on how to design and/or use them in solar thermal power plants.
© EDP Sciences 1999