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FROZEN POTATO PACKER INTRODUCES SOLAR STEAM SYSTEM AT PLANT.

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Summary

THE ARTICLE DESCRIBES AN EXPERIMENTAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM FOR RAISING STEAM. FOURTEEN ROWS OF PARABOLIC TROUGHS, MOUNTED IN A NORTH-SOUTH DIRECTION, HOLD 10,000 SQ FEET OF ALUMINISED PLASTIC FILM ON ALUMINIUM PANELS. THEY MAY BE ROTATED ALONG ONE AXIS TO CATCH THE SUN'S RAYS. THE RAYS ARE CONCENTRATED ON A RECEIVER TUBE, COATED BLACK, CONTAINING PRESSURISED WATER. THIS TRANSFERS THE HEAT TO A STEAM FLASH TANK. STEAM FORMS AT 487 K (214 DEG C) AND IS FED INTO A STEAM LINE FROM BOILERS FIRED BY NATURAL GAS. THE STEAM FLOWS TO A FRYER HEAT EXCHANGER. C.R.F.

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  • Original title: FROZEN POTATO PACKER INTRODUCES SOLAR STEAM SYSTEM AT PLANT.
  • Record ID : 1982-1228
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Quick frozen Foods - vol. 44 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1981/09
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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