Design of Solar Thermal Power Plants

Zhifeng Wang, researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and professor at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, received his PhD from Tsinghua University’s Department of Thermal Engineering. Dr. Wang’s research interests include solar thermal power generation technology, performance evaluation of the solar energy utilization system, flow and transfer of heat in the solar heat-collecting system, numerical simulation of the flow and heat-transfer process in the heat exchanger, heat transfer through radiation in complex gas media, numerical simulation of the heat-transfer process in complex geometrics, and performance evaluation methods for solar energy heat-utilization systems.

1. Introduction2. The Solar Resource and Meteorological Parameters3. General Design of a Solar Thermal Power Plant4. Design of the Concentration System5. Design of the Receiver System6. Thermal Storage Systems7. Site Selection, Power Load, and Power Generation Procedures8. Plant Layout Planning9. Main Powerhouse Layout10. Water Treatment Equipment and System11. Power System12. Electrical Equipment and System13. Thermal Automation14. Architecture and Structure15. Auxiliary and Affiliated Facilities16. Environmental Protection of the Concentrating Solar Power Plant