Solar thermal plant integration into an industrial process

摘要

The present abstract summarizes the main analysis and design steps made for the integration of a solar thermal plant of one thousand square meters into the dyeing process of Benetton industrial facility in Tunisia. The analysis of the actual process load is done by a static model based on assumed energy and water consumptions and the real performance of the heat recovery system. The methodology to build the simplified model and its validation by monitored data will be presented. The results show the optimization potential of the heat recovery system and the temperature constraints for a good integration of the solar plant. This study presents some choices to reach an optimized integration of the solar plant and the sizing of the main components. The main design alternatives are evaluated in this article based on dynamic simulations and personal experience.