SPT Model Equations

Hi,

I am designing a Solar Power Tower for my MEng Chem. Eng. project. I am using SAM for this.

In my report, I will need to give an overall description of how the model works but most importantly, I will need most of the equations used throughout the model e.g the equations which are used to model heat transfer in the receiver, solar field efficiency,  attenuation losses, receiver design mass flowrate etc. etc. etc. (as well as some of the optimisation methods later on in my report).

Where is the best place to find the equations that constitute the model?

I'm assuming if I trawl through the open source code on Github I will find them, but I am completely unfamiliar with how that site works and how to interpret the code! Other systems appear to have technical reference guides. Is Wagner's MSc thesis the equivalent of this? Is it safe to assume that most of the equation sin the thesis reflect the model?

Please advise!! THANKS!!

Hi Paul,

Thanks so much for getting back to me. It is a real help.

Thanks for recommending I use the published literature. So, is it safe to assume that most of what is in Wagner's thesis will cover the equations used to build SAM's power tower model and will be pretty accurate to what the model uses?

I may indeed take up your offer and ask you some questions about the source code soon, too :)

Kind regards,

Harry