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Michael Smith
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31 Aug 2019 23:09 #7637 by Michael Smith

Power cycle was created by Michael Smith

Hi,

I notices that SAM reports the parasitic power condenser operation in MWe. What would be the easiest approach to track in the condensation temperature and pressure at every hour of the simulation for the CSP physical trough model?
I know that SAM maintains a min condenser pressure value, but I would like to perform my own thermodynamic checks on the condenser operation and other components of the power cycle (if possible).

Thanks

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Paul Gilman

03 Sep 2019 21:34 #7648 by Paul Gilman

Replied by Paul Gilman on topic Power cycle

Hi Michael,

You can find a description of the physical trough model's wet cooling equations in Section 3.3.3 of the Physical Trough model reference manual (Wagner, 2011) available on the SAM website:

sam.nrel.gov/concentrating-solar-power/csp-publications.html

Does that provide the information you need for your calculations?

Best regards,
Paul.

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