VALIDATION OF A SOLAR THERMAL PILOT PLANT MODEL FOR COPPER MINING PROCESSES

Gallo, Alessandro; Guillaume, Martin; Portillo, Carlos; Fuentealba, Edward; Romero, M; Seo, T; Renne, D

Abstract

In this work, the behavior of a solar thermal pilot plant installed in a copper mine in the north of Chile is investigated. The pilot plant is directly connected to the water circuit used to heat the electrolyte in the electrowinning processes. For a detailed monitoring of the system, the pilot plant counts with several measuring instruments. Recorded data are compared with results obtained in TRNSYS simulations. In addition to that, because of the high dust deposition on the solar plant, effects of soiling on the system are also investigated. Hence, this paper has the twofold objective of validating the TRNSYS model for future scale up of the solar thermal plant and at the same time to determine the effect of the dust on the collector.

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Título según WOS: ID WOS:000437201200129 Not found in local WOS DB
Título de la Revista: PROCEEDINGS OF THE ISES SOLAR WORLD CONFERENCE 2015
Editorial: INTL SOLAR ENERGY SOC
Fecha de publicación: 2015
Página de inicio: 1192
Página final: 1201
DOI:

10.18086/swc.2015.10.36

Notas: ISI