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Design and Simulation of a Solar Field Coupled to a Cork Boiling Plant

TitleDesign and Simulation of a Solar Field Coupled to a Cork Boiling Plant
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2014
AuthorsBiencinto, M., González L., Valenzuela L., & Fernández A.
JournalEnergy Procedia
Volume48
Pagination1134-1143
Keywordscork industrial process, solar collector, solar energy, solar field
Abstract

Cork production and processing are important sectors of activity in Portugal and Spain. The cork boiling consists of cork immersion for approximately 1h in boiling water (100°C). This industrial process demands thermal energy that is suitable to be provided by solar energy. In this work, the results of coupling a solar field with thermal collectors with the cork boiling plant ECOTRAFOR, placed in Extremadura (Spain), are presented, including solar field sizing, simulation and annual yield analysis of the system.