Experimental CSP Project

At the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Comprehensive Project Report for Consortium comprising of Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited and Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Scope of Work included preliminary design for 3 CSP technologies Parabolic Trough, Central Tower and Linear Fresnel each with thermal oil, water-steam, air, solar salt as heat transfer fluids; two-tank and single tank thermocline thermal energy storage technologies with different (nine) combinations of storage materials (molten salt, steam, air, metal, concrete, thermal oils, phase change materials) equipped with lab scale facilities to test collectors, receivers, reflective surfaces, 2-axis tracking systems, heat transfer, thermal storage, other materials and heat exchangers.

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