Design and Thermal Performance Assessment of the Novel Solar System Using Fresnel Concentrated Solar Power System

This work is concerned with assessing the thermal performances of solar CSP system using linear Fresnel reflector (LFR). The main objective of this paper is validation the preliminary experimental work carried out in august 2023 on the concentrator in the climatic conditions of Algerian city “Bou Ismail”. Growth energy demand, coupled with increasing energy security and climate change, is posing a challenging scenario for the future energy supply. Fossil fuels is the dominant energy source in the industrial sector, and their uses continues to grow, exerts negative influence on the environment. Hence, it is inevitable looking out for an alternative source that representing a powerful, clean, endless, and reliable source of energy meeting the requirements of the worldwide energy structure transformation. Renewable energy technologies, are increasingly gaining, among which solar energy will certainly play an important role in the future. Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) system is one of the promising kind of solar energy since it is clean sources of energy and contributes minor impacts toward the environment. The main objective of this study is validation the experimental work carried out in the summer of 2023 on the linear Fresnel reflector (LFR) in the climatic conditions of Algerian city “Bou Ismail” by a numerical simulation. The main contribution of this paper is the design and feasibility analysis of a novel LFR system made out of equispaced mirror elements of equal width with an innovative receiver and their energy applications for better management of energy needs in different areas and in both residential and commercial buildings. Indeed, the first prototype LFR CSP established at Solar Equipment Development Unit UDES produces heat reaching 250°C. Apart from the power applications, the device dramatically reduces the global warming by limiting the gases emissions compared to conventional process.