Design and development of a water piston solar powered steam pump
Most solar pumping systems are based on photovoltaic receivers driving electric pumps. An alternative system is to use a boiling water solar receiver to operate a direct acting steam pump. The advantages lie in the relative simplicity of the pump giving ease of manufacture, maintenance, reliability...
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Published in: | Solar energy Vol. 61; no. 3; pp. 219 - 224 |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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Oxford
Elsevier Ltd
01-09-1997
Elsevier Pergamon Press Inc |
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Summary: | Most solar pumping systems are based on photovoltaic receivers driving electric pumps. An alternative system is to use a boiling water solar receiver to operate a direct acting steam pump. The advantages lie in the relative simplicity of the pump giving ease of manufacture, maintenance, reliability and low cost. At De Montfort University a simple direct acting steam pump has been developed over many years, so it has been a natural development to link this with a boiling water solar receiver. This paper is primarily concerned with the operation of the pump and overall system employed. |
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ISSN: | 0038-092X 1471-1257 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0038-092X(97)00050-9 |