TY  - CHAP
A1  - Meliß, Michael
A1  - Späte, Frank
T1  - Solar-Campus Jülich - an interdisciplinary project
T2  - EuroSun '96 ; 10. Internationales Sonnenforum : proceedings. Bd 3
Y1  - 1996
SP  - 1281
EP  - 1285
PB  - DGS-Sonnenenergie
CY  - München
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Göttsche, Joachim
A1  - Gabrysch, K.
A1  - Delahaye, A.
A1  - Schwarzer, Klemens
T1  - Solar-Campus Juelich - Energy performance and indoor climate
JF  - AIVC 23rd conference - EPIC 2002 AIVC (in conjunction with 3rd European Conference on Energy Performance and Indoor Climate in Buildings) - 23-26 October 2002 - Lyon - France - vol 2
Y1  - 2002
SP  - 381
EP  - 386
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Dersch, Jürgen
A1  - Geyer, Michael
A1  - Herrmann, Ulf
A1  - Jones, Scott A.
A1  - Kelly, Bruce
A1  - Kistner, Rainer
A1  - Ortmanns, Winfried
A1  - Pitz-Paal, Robert
A1  - Price, Henry
ED  - Pearson, J. Boise
T1  - Solar Trough Integration Into Combined Cycle Systems
T2  - Solar engineering 2002 : proceedings of the International Solar Energy Conference ; presented at the 2002 International Solar Energy Conference, a part of Solar 2002 - Sunrise on the Reliable Energy Economy, June 15 - 20, 2002, Reno, Nevada
Y1  - 2002
SN  - 0-7918-1689-3
U6  - https://doi.org/doi:10.1115/SED2002-1072
SP  - 351
EP  - 359
PB  - ASME
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
T1  - Solar tower power plants
T2  - DME Seminar Desalination and Renewable Energies : June 19 and 20 2008, Solar Institut Jülich / Deutsche Meerwasserentsalzung e.V.
Y1  - 2008
SN  - 978-3-86861-017-8
PB  - DME
CY  - Duisbrug
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Herrmann, Ulf
A1  - Rheinländer, J.
A1  - Lippke, F.
ED  - Becker, Manfred
T1  - Solar Fields for Direct Steam Generation in Parabolic Trough Collectors
T2  - Components, tools, facilities and measurement techniques. - (Solar thermal concentrating technologies : proceedings of the 8th international symposium, October, 6 - 11, 1996, Köln, Germany ; Vol. 2)
Y1  - 1997
SN  - 3-7880-7616-X
SP  - 815
EP  - 834
PB  - Müller
CY  - Heidelberg
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Schwarzer, Klemens
A1  - Bieger, W.
A1  - Ricking, N.
A1  - Bansal, Narenda K.
T1  - Solar cooker with a rock bed cum oil storage
T2  - 1991 Solar World Congress : : proceedings of the Biennial Congress of the International Solar Energy Society, Denver, Colorado, USA, 19 - 23 August 1991 / ed. by M. E. Arden. Bd. 3,II
Y1  - 1991
SN  - 0-08-041690-x
SP  - 3751
EP  - 3756
PB  - Pergamon Pr.
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Göttsche, Joachim
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
A1  - Schmitz, Stefan
A1  - Sauerborn, Markus
T1  - Solar Concentrating Systems Using Small Mirror Arrays / Göttsche, Joachim ; Hoffschmidt, Bernhard ; Schmitz, Stefan ; Sauerborn, Markus ; Buck, Reiner ; Teufel, Edgar ; Badstübner, Karin ; Ifland, David ; Rebholz, Christian
JF  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Energy Sustainability - 2008 : : presented ... August 10 - 14, 2008, Jacksonville, Florida, USA / sponsored by Advanced Energy Systems Division, ASME; Solar Energy Division, ASME
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 9780791843208
N1  - International Conference on Energy Sustainability ; (2 : ; 2008.08.10-14 : ; Jacksonville, Fla.) ; ES ; (2 : ; 2008.08.10-14 : ; Jacksonville, Fla.)
SP  - 1
EP  - 5
PB  - ASME
CY  - New York, NY
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Göttsche, Joachim
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
A1  - Schmitz, Stefan
A1  - Sauerborn, Markus
T1  - Solar Concentrating Systems Using Small Mirror Arrays
JF  - Journal of solar energy engineering
Y1  - 2010
SN  - 0199-6231
VL  - Vol. 132
IS  - Iss. 1
SP  - 4 S.
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - El Moussaoui, Noureddine
A1  - Kassmi, Khalil
A1  - Alexopoulos, Spiros
A1  - Schwarzer, Klemens
A1  - Chayeb, Hamid
A1  - Bachiri, Najib
T1  - Simulation studies on a new innovative design of a hybrid solar distiller MSDH alimented with a thermal and photovoltaic energy
T2  - Materialstoday: Proceedings
N2  - In this paper, we present the structure, the simulation the operation of a multi-stage, hybrid solar desalination system (MSDH), powered by thermal and photovoltaic (PV) (MSDH) energy. The MSDH system consists of a lower basin, eight horizontal stages, a field of four flat thermal collectors with a total area of 8.4 m2, 3 Kw PV panels and solar batteries. During the day the system is heated by thermal energy, and at night by heating resistors, powered by solar batteries. These batteries are charged by the photovoltaic panels during the day. More specifically, during the day and at night, we analyse the temperature of the stages and the production of distilled water according to the solar irradiation intensity and the electric heating power, supplied by the solar batteries. The simulations were carried out in the meteorological conditions of the winter month (February 2020), presenting intensities of irradiance and ambient temperature reaching 824 W/m2 and 23 °C respectively. The results obtained show that during the day the system is heated by the thermal collectors, the temperature of the stages and the quantity of water produced reach 80 °C and 30 Kg respectively. At night, from 6p.m. the system is heated by the electric energy stored in the batteries, the temperature of the stages and the quantity of water produced reach respectively 90 °C and 104 Kg for an electric heating power of 2 Kw. Moreover, when the electric power varies from 1 Kw to 3 Kw the quantity of water produced varies from 92 Kg to 134 Kg. The analysis of these results and their comparison with conventional solar thermal desalination systems shows a clear improvement both in the heating of the stages, by 10%, and in the quantity of water produced by a factor of 3.
Y1  - 2021
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.03.115
SN  - 2214-7853
N1  - The Fourth edition of the International Conference on Materials & Environmental Science (ICMES 2020), virtual conference, November 18-28, 2020, Morocco
VL  - 45
IS  - 8
SP  - 7653
EP  - 7660
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Alexopoulos, Spiros
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
A1  - Rau, Christoph
A1  - Schmitz, M.
A1  - Schwarzbözl, P.
A1  - Pomp, Stefan
T1  - Simulation results for a hybridized operation of a gas turbine or a burner for a small solar tower power plant
T2  - SolarPACES 2010 : the CSP Conference: electricity, fuels and clean water from concentrated solar energy ; 21 to 24 September 2010, Perpignan, France
Y1  - 2010
SP  - 82
EP  - 83
PB  - Soc. OSC
CY  - Saint Maur
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Alexopoulos, Spiros
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
A1  - Rau, Christoph
A1  - Schwarzbözl, Peter
T1  - Simulation results for a hybridization concept of a small solar tower power plant
T2  - SolarPACES 2009 : electricity, fuels and clean water powered by the sun ; 15 - 18 September 2009, Berlin, Germany ; the 15th SolarPACES conference ; proceedings
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 9783000287558
PB  - Deutsches Zentrum f. Luft- u. Raumfahrt
CY  - Stuttgart
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Achenbach, Timm
A1  - Geimer, Konstantin
A1  - Lynen, Arthur
A1  - Göttsche, Joachim
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
T1  - Simulation of thermo-mechanical processes in open volumetric absorber modules
T2  - SolarPaces 2012 : concentrating solar power and chemical energy systems : Sept. 11 - 14 2012, Marrakech, Marokko
Y1  - 2012
SP  - 1
EP  - 8
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Wemhöner, Carsten
A1  - Hafner, Bernd
A1  - Schwarzer, Klemens
T1  - Simulation of solar thermal systems with CARNOT blockset in the environment MATLAB-Simulink
Y1  - 2000
SP  - 1
EP  - 6
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Kronhardt, Valentina
A1  - Alexopoulos, Spiros
A1  - Reißel, Martin
A1  - Latzke, Markus
A1  - Rendon, C.
A1  - Sattler, Johannes Christoph
A1  - Herrmann, Ulf
T1  - Simulation of operational management for the Solar Thermal Test and Demonstration Power Plant Jülich using optimized control strategies of the storage system
T2  - Energy procedia
Y1  - 2015
SN  - 1876-6102
SP  - 1
EP  - 6
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Alexopoulos, Spiros
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
A1  - Rau, Christoph
A1  - Sattler, Johannes Christoph
T1  - Simulation of hybrid solar tower power plants
T2  - 30th ISES Biennial Solar World Congress 2011 : Kassel, Germany, 28 August - 2 September 2011. Vol. 5
Y1  - 2012
SP  - 4044
EP  - 4050
PB  - Curran
CY  - Red Hook, NY
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Alexopoulos, Spiros
T1  - Simulation model for the transient process behaviour of solar aluminium recycling in a rotary kiln
JF  - Applied Thermal Engineering
Y1  - 2015
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.01.007
SN  - 1359-4311
N1  - Autor im Original: Spiridon O. Alexopoulos
VL  - 78
SP  - 387
EP  - 396
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Achenbach, Timm
A1  - Geimer, K.
A1  - Göttsche, Joachim
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
A1  - Lynen, A.
A1  - Bauer, J.
T1  - Simulation and flow measurements of volumetric high temperature absorbers for solar tower power plants
T2  - SolarPACES 2011 : concentrating solar power and chemical energy systems : 20 - 23 September, 2011, Granada, Spain
Y1  - 2011
CY  - Granada
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Schwarzer, Klemens
A1  - Hafner, B.
A1  - Meer, A. von
A1  - Krings, T.
T1  - Simulation and dimensioning program for solar cookers with temporal heat storage and comparison with measurements
T2  - Harmony with nature : : proceedings / ISES Solar World Congress, Budapest 1993. International Solar Energy Society, Hungarian Section (H-ISES); Hungarian Solar Energy Society (HSES). Bd 5: Active systems
Y1  - 1993
SP  - 473
EP  - 478
PB  - Hungarian Energy Society
CY  - Budapest
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Gall, Jan
A1  - Abel, Dirk
A1  - Ahlbrink, Nils
A1  - Pitz-Paal, Robert
A1  - Andersson, Joel A. E.
A1  - Diehl, M.
A1  - Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José
A1  - Schmitz, Mark
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
T1  - Simulation and control of solar thermal power plants
T2  - International Conference on Renewable Energies and Power Quality : ICREPQ '10 : Granada 23rd - 25th March 2010
Y1  - 2010
SP  - 1
EP  - 5
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Alexopoulos, Spiros
A1  - Kluczka, Sven
A1  - Vaeßen, Christiane
A1  - Roeb, M.
A1  - Neises, M.
T1  - Scenario development for efficient methanol production using CO2 and solar energy
T2  - Eurosun 2012 : Solar energy for a brighter future : conference proceedings : Rijeka, 18.-22.09.2012
Y1  - 2012
SP  - ID 99
CY  - Rijeka
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Sattler, Johannes Christoph
A1  - Röger, Marc
A1  - Schwarzbözl, Peter
A1  - Buck, Reiner
A1  - Macke, Ansgar
A1  - Raeder, Christian
A1  - Göttsche, Joachim
T1  - Review of heliostat calibration and tracking control methods
JF  - Solar Energy
N2  - Large scale central receiver systems typically deploy between thousands to more than a hundred thousand heliostats. During solar operation, each heliostat is aligned individually in such a way that the overall surface normal bisects the angle between the sun’s position and the aim point coordinate on the receiver. Due to various tracking error sources, achieving accurate alignment ≤1 mrad for all the heliostats with respect to the aim points on the receiver without a calibration system can be regarded as unrealistic. Therefore, a calibration system is necessary not only to improve the aiming accuracy for achieving desired flux distributions but also to reduce or eliminate spillage. An overview of current larger-scale central receiver systems (CRS), tracking error sources and the basic requirements of an ideal calibration system is presented. Leading up to the main topic, a description of general and specific terms on the topics heliostat calibration and tracking control clarifies the terminology used in this work. Various figures illustrate the signal flows along various typical components as well as the corresponding monitoring or measuring devices that indicate or measure along the signal (or effect) chain. The numerous calibration systems are described in detail and classified in groups. Two tables allow the juxtaposition of the calibration methods for a better comparison. In an assessment, the advantages and disadvantages of individual calibration methods are presented.
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.06.030
VL  - 207
SP  - 110
EP  - 132
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Rendon, Carlos
A1  - Dieckmann, Simon
A1  - Weidle, Mathias
A1  - Dersch, Jürgen
A1  - Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José
A1  - Polklas, Thomas
A1  - Kuschel, Marcus
A1  - Herrmann, Ulf
T1  - Retrofitting of existing parabolic trough collector power plants with molten salt tower systems
T2  - AIP Conference Proceedings
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5067030
VL  - 2033
IS  - 1
SP  - 030014-1
EP  - 030014-8
ER  - 
TY  - BOOK
A1  - Bansal, Narenda K.
A1  - Kleemann, Manfred
A1  - Meliß, Michael
T1  - Renewable energy sources and conversion technology
Y1  - 1990
SN  - 0-07-460023-0
PB  - Tata McGraw-Hill
CY  - New Delhi [u.a.]
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Meliß, Michael
A1  - Neskakis, A.
A1  - Usbeck, S.
A1  - Vogelsang, E.
A1  - Wagner, L.
A1  - Wiediger, Jürgen
T1  - PV-transmitter and receiver
T2  - Harmony with nature : : proceedings / ISES Solar World Congress, Budapest 1993. International Solar Energy Society, Hungarian Section (H-ISES); Hungarian Solar Energy Society (HSES). Vol. 3: Photovoltaics
Y1  - 1992
SP  - 375
EP  - 380
PB  - Hungarian Energy Society
CY  - Budapest
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Kroker, Jan
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
A1  - Schwarzer, Klemens
A1  - Späte, Frank
T1  - PTC 1000 modular parabolic trough collector
T2  - Process heat collectors : state of the art within task 33/IV ; IEA SHC-Task 33 and SolarPACES-Task IV: Solar heat for industrial processes : Förderkennzeichen BMBF 0329273A / Solar Heating and Cooling Executive Committee of the International Energy Agency (IEA) ; ed. Werner Weiss
Y1  - 2008
SP  - 45
EP  - 46
PB  - AEE INTEC
CY  - Gleisdorf
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Baumann, Torsten
A1  - Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José
A1  - Eckstein, Julian
A1  - Dabrowski, Jan
A1  - Göttsche, Joachim
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
A1  - Schmitz, Stefan
A1  - Zunft, Stefan
T1  - Properties of bulk materials for high-temperature air-sand heat exchangers
T2  - 30th ISES Biennial Solar World Congress 2011 : Kassel, Germany, 28 August - 2 September 2011. Vol. 2
Y1  - 2012
SN  - 978-1-61839-364-7
SP  - 1270
EP  - 1278
PB  - Curran
CY  - Red Hook, NY
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kluczka, Sven
A1  - Eckstein, Julian
A1  - Alexopoulos, Spiros
A1  - Vaeßen, Christiane
A1  - Roeb, Martin
T1  - Process simulation for solar steam and dry reforming
JF  - Energy procedia : Proceedings of the SolarPACES 2013 International Conference
N2  - In co-operation with the German Aerospace Center, the Solar-Institut Jülich has been analyzing the different technologies that are available for methanol production from CO2 using solar energy. The aim of the project is to extract CO2 from industrial exhaust gases or directly from the atmosphere to recycle it by use of solar energy. Part of the study was the modeling and simulating of a methane reformer for the production of synthesis gas, which can be operated by solar or hybrid heat sources. The reformer has been simplified in such a way that the model is accurate and enables fast calculations. The developed pseudo-homogeneous one- dimensional model can be regarded as a kind of counter-current heat exchanger and is able to incorporate a steam reforming reaction as well as a dry reforming reaction.
Y1  - 2014
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.03.092
SN  - 1876-6102 (E-Journal)
VL  - 49
SP  - 850
EP  - 859
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Herrmann, Ulf
A1  - Graeter, F.
A1  - Nava, P.
ED  - Ramos, C.
T1  - Performance of the SKAL-ET Collector Loop at KJC Operating Company
T2  - 12th International Symposium Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, October 6-8, 2004, Oaxaca Mexico ; SolarPACES International Symposium, 12
Y1  - 2004
SN  - 968-6114-18-1
PB  - Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas
CY  - [s.l.]
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Warerkar, S.
A1  - Schmitz, S.
A1  - Göttsche, Joachim
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
A1  - Tamme, R.
T1  - Performance analysis of an air-sand heat exchanger prototype for high-temperature storage
T2  - EuroSun 2008 : 1st International Conference on Solar Heating, Cooling and Buildings ; 7th - 10th October 2008, Lisbon, Portugal : key lectures / ISES, International Solar Energy Society. Vol. 1
Y1  - 2008
SN  - 978-1-61782-228-5
SP  - 2215
EP  - 2222
PB  - Sociedade Portuguesa De Energia Solar (SPES)
CY  - Lissabon
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Gall, Jan
A1  - Abel, Dirk
A1  - Ahlbrink, Nils
A1  - Andersson, Joel A. E.
A1  - Diehl, Moritz
A1  - Pitz-Paal, Robert
A1  - Schmitz, Mark
A1  - Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José
T1  - Optimized control of hot-gas cycle for solar thermal power plants
T2  - Proceedings of the 7th International Modelica Conference : Como, Italy, 20-22 September 2009 / Francesco Casella, ed.
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 978-91-7393-513-5
SP  - 490
EP  - 495
PB  - The Modelica Association
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Kelly, Bruce
A1  - Herrmann, Ulf
A1  - Hale, M.-J.
T1  - Optimization Studies for Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Systems
T2  - Solar engineering 2001 : proceedings of the International Solar Energy Conference ; presented at the 2001 International Solar Energy Conference, a part of Forum 2001 - Solar energy: the power to choose, April 21 - 25, 2001, Washington, D.C.
Y1  - 2001
SN  - 0-7918-1670-2
N1  - International Solar Energy Conference <Washington, D.C.>
SP  - 393
EP  - 398
PB  - ASME
CY  - New York, NY
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Alexopoulos, Spiros
A1  - Breitbach, Gerd
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
T1  - Optimization of the channel form geometry of porous ReSiC ceramic membrane modules
T2  - Proceedings / International Conference & Exhibition for Filtration and Separation Technology, FILTECH 2009 : October 13 - 15, 2009, Wiesbaden, Germany. Vol. 2
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 978-3-941655-36-2
SP  - 686
EP  - 693
PB  - Filtech Exhibitions Germany
CY  - Meerbusch
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Damm, Marc André
A1  - Sauerborn, Markus
A1  - Fend, Thomas
A1  - Herrmann, Ulf
T1  - Optimisation of a urea selective catalytic reduction system with a coated ceramic mixing element
JF  - Journal of ceramic science and technology
Y1  - 2017
SN  - 2190-9385 (Print)
U6  - https://doi.org/10.4416/JCST2016-00056
SN  - 2190-9385 (Online)
VL  - 8
IS  - 1
SP  - 19
EP  - 24
PB  - Göller
CY  - Baden-Baden
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
A1  - Telle, R.
A1  - Sauerborn, Markus
A1  - Wagner, M.
T1  - Optical measurement system for high temperature absorbers
T2  - SolarPACES 2011 : concentrating solar power and chemical energy systems : 20 - 23 September, 2011, Granada, Spain
Y1  - 2011
CY  - Granada
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Mohan, Nijanthan
A1  - Groß, Rolf Fritz
A1  - Menzel, Karsten
A1  - Theis, Fabian
T1  - Opportunities and Challenges in the Implementation of Building Information Modeling for Prefabrication of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems in Small and Medium-Sized Contracting Companies in Germany – A Case Study
T2  - WIT Transactions on The Built Environment, Vol. 205
N2  - Even though BIM (Building Information Modelling) is successfully implemented in most of the world, it is still in the early stages in Germany, since the stakeholders are sceptical of its reliability and efficiency. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the opportunities and obstacles to implementing BIM for prefabrication. Among all other advantages of BIM, prefabrication is chosen for this paper because it plays a vital role in creating an impact on the time and cost factors of a construction project. The project stakeholders and participants can explicitly observe the positive impact of prefabrication, which enables the breakthrough of the scepticism factor among the small-scale construction companies. The analysis consists of the development of a process workflow for implementing prefabrication in building construction followed by a practical approach, which was executed with two case studies. It was planned in such a way that, the first case study gives a first-hand experience for the workers at the site on the BIM model so that they can make much use of the created BIM model, which is a better representation compared to the traditional 2D plan. The main aim of the first case study is to create a belief in the implementation of BIM Models, which was succeeded by the execution of offshore prefabrication in the second case study. Based on the case studies, the time analysis was made and it is inferred that the implementation of BIM for prefabrication can reduce construction time, ensures minimal wastes, better accuracy, less problem-solving at the construction site. It was observed that this process requires more planning time, better communication between different disciplines, which was the major obstacle for successful implementation. This paper was carried out from the perspective of small and medium-sized mechanical contracting companies for the private building sector in Germany.
KW  - building information modelling
KW  - HVAC
KW  - prefabrication
KW  - construction
KW  - small and medium scaled companies
Y1  - 2021
U6  - https://doi.org/10.2495/BIM210101
SN  - 1743-3509
N1  - 4th International Conference on Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Design, Construction and Operations, 1–3 September 2021. Santiago de Compostela, Spain
SP  - 117
EP  - 126
PB  - WIT Press
CY  - Southampton
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Sattler, Johannes Christoph
A1  - Chico Caminos, Ricardo Alexander
A1  - Ürlings, Nicolas
A1  - Dutta, Siddharth
A1  - Ruiz, Victor
A1  - Kalogirou, Soteris
A1  - Ktistis, Panayiotis
A1  - Agathokleous, Rafaela
A1  - Jung, Christian
A1  - Alexopoulos, Spiros
A1  - Atti, Vikrama Naga Babu
A1  - Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José
A1  - Herrmann, Ulf
T1  - Operational experience and behaviour of a parabolic trough collector system with concrete thermal energy storage for process steam generation in Cyprus
T2  - AIP Conference Proceedings
N2  - As part of the transnational research project EDITOR, a parabolic trough collector system (PTC) with concrete thermal energy storage (C-TES) was installed and commissioned in Limassol, Cyprus. The system is located on the premises of the beverage manufacturer KEAN Soft Drinks Ltd. and its function is to supply process steam for the factory's pasteurisation process [1]. Depending on the factory's seasonally varying capacity for beverage production, the solar system delivers between 5 and 25 % of the total steam demand. In combination with the C-TES, the solar plant can supply process steam on demand before sunrise or after sunset. Furthermore, the C-TES compensates the PTC during the day in fluctuating weather conditions. The parabolic trough collector as well as the control and oil handling unit is designed and manufactured by Protarget AG, Germany. The C-TES is designed and produced by CADE Soluciones de Ingeniería, S.L., Spain. In the focus of this paper is the description of the operational experience with the PTC, C-TES and boiler during the commissioning and operation phase. Additionally, innovative optimisation measures are presented.
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0029278
N1  - SOLARPACES 2019: International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, 1–4 October 2019, Daegu, South Korea
IS  - 2303
SP  - 140004-1
EP  - 140004-10
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Duran Paredes, Ludwin
A1  - Mottaghy, Darius
A1  - Herrmann, Ulf
A1  - Groß, Rolf Fritz
T1  - Online ground temperature and soil moisture monitoring of a shallow geothermal system with non-conventional components
T2  - EGU General Assembly 2020
N2  - We present first results from a newly developed monitoring station for a closed loop geothermal heat pump test installation at our campus, consisting of helix coils and plate heat exchangers, as well as an ice-store system. There are more than 40 temperature sensors and several soil moisture content sensors distributed around the system, allowing a detailed monitoring under different operating conditions.In the view of the modern development of renewable energies along with the newly concepts known as Internet of Things and Industry 4.0 (high-tech strategy from the German government), we created a user-friendly web application, which will connect the things (sensors) with the open network (www). Besides other advantages, this allows a continuous remote monitoring of the data from the numerous sensors at an arbitrary sampling rate.Based on the recorded data, we will also present first results from numerical simulations, taking into account all relevant heat transport processes.The aim is to improve the understanding of these processes and their influence on the thermal behavior of shallow geothermal systems in the unsaturated zone. This will in turn facilitate the prediction of the performance of these systems and therefore yield an improvement in their dimensioning when designing a specific shallow geothermal installation.
Y1  - 2020
N1  - EGU General Assembly 2020, Online, 4–8 May 2020
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Mahdi, Zahra
A1  - Rendón, Carlos
A1  - Schwager, Christian
A1  - Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José
A1  - Herrmann, Ulf
T1  - Novel concept for indirect solar-heated methane reforming
T2  - AIP Conference Proceedings
Y1  - 2019
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5117694
SN  - 0094-243X
VL  - 2126
SP  - 180014-1
EP  - 180014-7
PB  - AIP Publishing
CY  - Melville, NY
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Blanke, Tobias
A1  - Hagenkamp, Markus
A1  - Döring, Bernd
A1  - Göttsche, Joachim
A1  - Reger, Vitali
A1  - Kuhnhenne, Markus
T1  - Net-exergetic, hydraulic and thermal optimization of coaxial heat exchangers using fixed flow conditions instead of fixed flow rates
JF  - Geothermal Energy
N2  - Previous studies optimized the dimensions of coaxial heat exchangers using constant mass fow rates as a boundary condition. They show a thermal optimal circular ring width of nearly zero. Hydraulically optimal is an inner to outer pipe radius ratio of 0.65 for turbulent and 0.68 for laminar fow types. In contrast, in this study, fow conditions in the circular ring are kept constant (a set of fxed Reynolds numbers) during optimization. This approach ensures fxed fow conditions and prevents inappropriately high or low mass fow rates. The optimization is carried out for three objectives: Maximum energy gain, minimum hydraulic efort and eventually optimum net-exergy balance. The optimization changes the inner pipe radius and mass fow rate but not the Reynolds number of the circular ring. The thermal calculations base on Hellström’s borehole resistance and the hydraulic optimization on individually calculated linear loss of head coefcients. Increasing the inner pipe radius results in decreased hydraulic losses in the inner pipe but increased losses in the circular ring. The net-exergy diference is a key performance indicator and combines thermal and hydraulic calculations. It is the difference between thermal exergy fux and hydraulic efort. The Reynolds number in the circular ring is instead of the mass fow rate constant during all optimizations. The result from a thermal perspective is an optimal width of the circular ring of nearly zero. The hydraulically optimal inner pipe radius is 54% of the outer pipe radius for laminar fow and 60% for turbulent fow scenarios. Net-exergetic optimization shows a predominant infuence of hydraulic losses, especially for small temperature gains. The exact result depends on the earth’s thermal properties and the fow type. Conclusively, coaxial geothermal probes’ design should focus on the hydraulic optimum and take the thermal optimum as a secondary criterion due to the dominating hydraulics.
Y1  - 2021
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40517-021-00201-3
SN  - 2195-9706
N1  - Corresponding author: Tobias Blanke
VL  - 9
IS  - Article number: 19
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Göttsche, Joachim
A1  - Alexopoulos, Spiros
A1  - Dümmler, Andreas
A1  - Maddineni, S. K.
T1  - Multi-Mirror Array Calculations With Optical Error
N2  - The optical performance of a 2-axis solar concentrator was simulated with the COMSOL Multiphysics® software. The concentrator consists of a mirror array, which was created using the application builder. The mirror facets are preconfigured to form a focal point. During tracking all mirrors are moved simultaneously in a coupled mode by 2 motors in two axes, in order to keep the system in focus with the moving sun. Optical errors on each reflecting surface were implemented in combination with the solar angular cone of ± 4.65 mrad. As a result, the intercept factor of solar radiation that is available to the receiver was calculated as a function of the transversal and longitudinal angles of incidence. In addition, the intensity distribution on the receiver plane was calculated as a function of the incidence angles.
KW  - solar process heat
KW  - concentrating collector
KW  - raytracing
KW  - point-focussing system
Y1  - 2019
SP  - 1
EP  - 6
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Schwarzer, Klemens
A1  - Vieira, Maria Eugenia
A1  - Müller, Christoph
A1  - Lehmann, Harry
A1  - Coutinho, Lecimara
T1  - Modular solar thermal desalination system with flat plate collector
T2  - RIO 3 - World Climate & Energy Event : proceedings of the international conference held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1 -5 december 2003 / chief-ed.: Stefan Krauter ...
Y1  - 2003
SN  - 85-902710-2-1
SP  - 281
EP  - 286
PB  - Krauter
CY  - Rio de Janeiro
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Alexopoulos, Spiros
A1  - Rau, Christoph
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
A1  - Breitbach, Gerd
A1  - Latzke, Markus
T1  - Modelling and validation of a transient heat recovery steam generator of the solar tower power plant Juelich
T2  - Eurosun 2012 : Solar energy for a brighter future : conference proceedings : Rijeka, 18.-22.09.2012
Y1  - 2012
SP  - ID 97
CY  - Rijeka
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Zahra, Mahdi
A1  - Phani Srujan, Merige
A1  - Chico Caminos, Ricardo Alexander
A1  - Schmitz, Pascal
A1  - Herrmann, Ulf
A1  - Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José
A1  - Schmitz, Mark
A1  - Gielen, Hans
A1  - Gedle, Yibekal
A1  - Dersch, Jürgen
T1  - Modeling the thermal behavior of solar salt in electrical resistance heaters for the application in PV-CSP hybrid power plants
T2  - SOLARPACES 2020
N2  - Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) systems are able to store energy cost-effectively in their integrated thermal energy storage (TES). By intelligently combining Photovoltaics (PV) systems with CSP, a further cost reduction of solar power plants is expected, as well as an increase in dispatchability and flexibility of power generation. PV-powered Resistance Heaters (RH) can be deployed to raise the temperature of the molten salt hot storage from 385 °C up to 565 °C in a Parabolic Trough Collector (PTC) plant. To avoid freezing and decomposition of molten salt, the temperature distribution in the electrical resistance heater is investigated in the present study. For this purpose, a RH has been modeled and CFD simulations have been performed. The simulation results show that the hottest regions occur on the electric rod surface behind the last baffle. A technical optimization was performed by adjusting three parameters: Shell-baffle clearance, electric rod-baffle clearance and number of baffles. After the technical optimization was carried out, the temperature difference between the maximum temperature and the average outlet temperature of the salt is within the acceptable limits, thus critical salt decomposition has been avoided. Additionally, the CFD simulations results were analyzed and compared with results obtained with a one-dimensional model in Modelica.
KW  - Solar thermal technologies
KW  - Hybrid energy system
KW  - Concentrated solar power
KW  - Energy storage
KW  - Photovoltaics
Y1  - 2022
SN  - 978-0-7354-4195-8
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0086268
SN  - 1551-7616 (online)
SN  - 0094-243X (print)
N1  - SOLARPACES 2020: 26th International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, 28 September–2 October 2020, Freiburg, Germany
IS  - 2445 / 1
PB  - AIP conference proceedings / American Institute of Physics
CY  - Melville, NY
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Rendon, Carlos
A1  - Schwager, Christian
A1  - Ghiasi, Mona
A1  - Schmitz, Pascal
A1  - Bohang, Fakhri
A1  - Chico Caminos, Ricardo Alexander
A1  - Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José
A1  - Herrmann, Ulf
T1  - Modeling and upscaling of a pilot bayonettube reactor for indirect solar mixed methane reforming
T2  - AIP Conference Proceedings
N2  - A 16.77 kW thermal power bayonet-tube reactor for the mixed reforming of methane using solar energy has been designed and modeled. A test bench for the experimental tests has been installed at the Synlight facility in Juelich, Germany and has just been commissioned. This paper presents the solar-heated reactor design for a combined steam and dry reforming as well as a scaled-up process simulation of a solar reforming plant for methanol production. Solar power towers are capable of providing large amounts of heat to drive high-endothermic reactions, and their integration with thermochemical processes shows a promising future. In the designed bayonet-tube reactor, the conventional burner arrangement for the combustion of natural gas has been substituted by a continuous 930 °C hot air stream, provided by means of a solar heated air receiver, a ceramic thermal storage and an auxiliary firing system. Inside the solar-heated reactor, the heat is transferred by means of convective mechanism mainly; instead of radiation mechanism as typically prevailing in fossil-based industrial reforming processes. A scaled-up solar reforming plant of 50.5 MWth was designed and simulated in Dymola® and AspenPlus®. In comparison to a fossil-based industrial reforming process of the same thermal capacity, a solar reforming plant with thermal storage promises a reduction up to 57 % of annual natural gas consumption in regions with annual DNI-value of 2349 kWh/m2. The benchmark solar reforming plant contributes to a CO2 avoidance of approx. 79 kilotons per year. This facility can produce a nominal output of 734.4 t of synthesis gas and out of this 530 t of methanol a day.
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0029974
N1  - SOLARPACES 2019: International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, 1–4 October 2019, Daegu, South Korea
IS  - 2303
SP  - 170012-1
EP  - 170012-9
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Schwager, Christian
A1  - Angele, Florian
A1  - Schwarzbözl, Peter
A1  - Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José
A1  - Herrmann, Ulf
T1  - Model predictive assistance for operational decision making in molten salt receiver systems
T2  - SolarPACES: Solar Power & Chemical Energy Systems
N2  - Despite the challenges of pioneering molten salt towers (MST), it remains the leading technology in central receiver power plants today, thanks to cost effective storage integration and high cost reduction potential. The limited controllability in volatile solar conditions can cause significant losses, which are difficult to estimate without comprehensive modeling [1]. This paper presents a Methodology to generate predictions of the dynamic behavior of the receiver system as part of an operating assistance system (OAS). Based on this, it delivers proposals if and when to drain and refill the receiver during a cloudy period in order maximize the net yield and quantifies the amount of net electricity gained by this. After prior analysis with a detailed dynamic two-phase model of the entire receiver system, two different reduced modeling approaches where developed and implemented in the OAS. A tailored decision algorithm utilizes both models to deliver the desired predictions efficiently and with appropriate accuracy.
KW  - Power plants
KW  - Associated liquids
KW  - Decision theory
KW  - Electrochemistry
Y1  - 2023
SN  - 978-0-7354-4623-6
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0151514
SN  - 1551-7616 (online)
SN  - 0094-243X (print)
N1  - SolarPACES: SOLAR POWER & CHEMICAL ENERGY SYSTEMS: 27th International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, 27 September–1 October 2021, Online
IS  - 2815 / 1
PB  - AIP conference proceedings / American Institute of Physics
CY  - Melville, NY
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Schulze-Buxloh, Lina
A1  - Groß, Rolf Fritz
T1  - Miniature urban farming plant: a complex educational “Toy” for engineering students
T2  - The Future of Education 11th Edition 2021
N2  - Urban farming is an innovative and sustainable way of food production and is becoming more and more important in smart city and quarter concepts. It also enables the production of certain foods in places where they usually dare not produced, such as production of fish or shrimps in large cities far away from the coast. Unfortunately, it is not always possible to show students such concepts and systems in real life as part of courses: visits of such industry plants are sometimes not possible because of distance or are permitted by the operator for hygienic reasons. In order to give the students the opportunity of getting into contact with such an urban farming system and its complex operation, an industrial urban farming plant was set up on a significantly smaller scale. Therefore, all needed technical components like water aeriation, biological and mechanical filtration or water circulation have been replaced either by aquarium components or by self-designed parts also using a 3D-printer. Students from different courses like mechanical engineering, smart building engineering, biology, electrical engineering, automation technology and civil engineering were involved in this project. This “miniature industrial plant” was also able to start operation and has now been running for two years successfully. Due to Corona pandemic, home office and remote online lectures, the automation of this miniature plant should be brought to a higher level in future for providing a good control over the system and water quality remotely. The aim of giving the student a chance to get to know the operation of an urban farming plant was very well achieved and the students had lots of fun in “playing” and learning with it in a realistic way.
KW  - urban farming
KW  - food production
KW  - smart engineering
KW  - 3D printing
KW  - sustainability
Y1  - 2021
N1  - FOE 2021 : The Future of Education International Conference – Fully Virtual Edition; 01.07.2021-02.07.2021; Florence, Italy
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Beckmöller, S.
A1  - Wolters, J.
A1  - Breitbach, Gerd
A1  - Penkalla, H. J.
A1  - Schubert, F.
T1  - Microstructural dependent constitutive equation for inelastic analysis of internally cooled IN 738 LC turbine blades
T2  - Materials for advanced power engineering 1994 : proceedings of a conference held in Liege, Belgium, 3 - 6 Oct. 1994
Y1  - 1995
SN  - 0792330749
SP  - 829
EP  - 839
PB  - Kluwer
CY  - Dordrecht
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Vieira da Silva, Maria Eugenia
A1  - Schwarzer, Klemens
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
A1  - Pinheiro Rodrigues, Frederico
A1  - Schwarzer, Tarik
A1  - Costa Rocha, Paulo Alexandre
T1  - Mass transfer correlation for evaporation–condensation thermal process in the range of 70 °C–95 °C
JF  - Renewable energy
Y1  - 2013
SN  - 1879-0682 (E-Journal); 0960-1481 (Print)
VL  - Vol. 53
SP  - 174
EP  - 179
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Göttsche, Joachim
A1  - Hove, T.
T1  - Mapping global, diffuse and beam solar radiation over Zimbabwe / T. Hove ; J. Göttsche
JF  - Renewable energy. 18 (1999), H. 4
Y1  - 1999
SN  - 1879-0682
SP  - 535
EP  - 556
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Anthrakidis, Anette
A1  - Rusack, Markus
A1  - Schwarzer, Klemens
T1  - Low effort measurement method of PTC-efficiency
T2  - SolarPACES 2010 : the CSP conference: electricity, fuels and clean water from concentrated solar energy ; 21 to 24 September 2010, Perpignan, France
Y1  - 2010
SP  - 48
EP  - 49
PB  - Soc. OSC
CY  - Saint Maur
ER  -