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Thesis |
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Document Title |
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Development and Optimization of a Renewable Energy System using the Analytic Hierarchy Process Technique تطوير وتحسين نظام الطاقة المتجددة باستخدام تقنية عملية التسلسل الهرمي التحليلي |
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Subject |
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Faculty of Engineering |
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Document Language |
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Arabic |
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Abstract |
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The object of this thesis is to simulate and optimize small scale concentrating solar power tower (CSP) built and operationalized at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, through analytic hierarchy process (AHP) technique. The aim is to facilitate cost-effective integration of solar power coupled with energy generation technologies subjected to challenging climatic conditions; and also to present the effects of changing in parameters such as receiver, heliostats on the cost and system performance. This study adopts the AHP technique to obtain the most appropriate receiver shape out of three possible shapes; spherical, cubic, and cylindrical. Also, to obtain receiver tower height out of three possible alternative 5 m, 7 m and 9 m. The used criteria in this optimization are reliability, manufacturing in the vicinity, manufacturing cost, service and maintain cost, lower operation risks, and high performance. Based on the results of AHP analysis, cubic shape is selected, positioned on the exterior of the steel tower that was 7 m heigh. The CSP prototype that was introduced in the present study contains 10 mirrors that were employed to reflect the solar energy in the direction of the solar receiver. Simulation by 3D-Energy program was used to find out the best heliostats distribute in front of receiver tower. A finite element analysis via ANSYS is performed to compute the through analytic division of temperature in the receiver. The highest temperature from the simulation is 521 ºC. The thermal power, dispensed by the molten, is 12.52 kW during the heat exchanger. However, 13 kW is the design thermal power; while about 3.7% is the percentage error in the thermal power. |
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Supervisor |
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Prof. Nidal H. Abu-Hamdeh |
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Thesis Type |
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Master Thesis |
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Publishing Year |
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1443 AH
2022 AD |
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Co-Supervisor |
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Prof. Abdullah Abusorrah |
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Added Date |
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Wednesday, January 4, 2023 |
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Researchers
| عزام أحمد فران | Farran, Azzam Ahmed | Researcher | Master | |
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