Trigeneration Solar Thermal System

Use of both the optical & conductive properties of a metallic plate solar concentrator enhances the recovery of absorbed waste heat to improve the net system performance. In this investiagation, a solar thermal system has been proposed which will facilitate the process heat for industrial purposes in a wide range of low to medium temperature. An analytical study followed by an experimental study of a bench model of trigeneration solar thermal system is conducted in this investigation. The drying & heating application in the low to medium temperature range using the recovered heat with the enhancement by the normal irradiative heat concentrated at the focus of the concentrator is envisaged to be accelerated through increased mass flow rate with energy storage to meet up a sustainability support.