Applications
Medium and High Temperature Applications of Solar Thermal Energy
*** Solar Refrigeration and Heating
Solar-thermal refrigeration system is a kind of non-freon refrigerant, which uses heat driven absorption refrigerating system, it does not destroy ozone and has a broad application prospects with low electricity consumption.
Solar-thermal refrigeration matches well with the season changes. The more need of refrigeration in hot weather, the higher the efficiency of the solar collector system, the bigger capacity of solar collector system, and the greater of the cooling effect.
Solar thermal heating system is a kind of heating system for buildings, which concentrates solar to heat water or other medium to get to the radiator to generate heat.
The most advantage of solar thermal heating system is energy conservation and emissions reduction, which reduces smog pollution.
*** Solar Enhanced Oil Recovery
*** Solar Enhanced Oil Recovery
Heavy oil is a valuable underground resource. With the rising price of international oil and technology improvement made in heavy oil extraction, heavy oil will play an important role in the stimulation and stable production of oil. Using the concentrated solar to heat water, the steam or hot water could be generated as required in the oil extraction.
*** Solar Desalination
Seawater Desalination is to desalinate seawater to produce fresh water by using the concentrated solar to heat and distill seawater to produce fresh water.
*** Other Solar Applications in Industry
Concentrated solar can be widely used in any occasion in production that requires steam, such as textile, printing and dyeing, papermaking, rubber production and wood processing. Taking textile for example, water or steam between 80℃and 240℃ is needed in the processes if rinsing, handling and drying. By using concentrated solar to heat water instead of burning coal or natural gas can reduce environment pollution and protect limited resources.
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Industry
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Usage
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Working Medium
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Temperature
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Glass Processing
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Flatting, Drying Fiber
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air
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110~180℃
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Chemical Industry
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Heating leaching, Stoving
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steam
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150~180℃
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Paper Industry
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Kraft Bleaching, Drying
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steam
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150~180℃
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Wood Processing
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Kiln Drying, Plywood Preparation
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steam, air
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80~120℃
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Synthetic Rubber
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Initiation, Monomer Recovery, Drying
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steam
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130℃
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Road Construction
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Bitumen Melting
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steam
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120~180℃
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Tobacco Industry
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Silk Producing
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steam
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150~200℃
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Food Processing
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Rinse, Concentration, Drying
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Steam, drying
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80~240℃
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Plastic Processing
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Extrusion, Drying, Mixing, Rapid Separation
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steam
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130~180℃
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Tea Processing
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Drying
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drying
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100~120℃
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