L. & C. Steinmuller Gmbh

Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij, B.v.

Manfred Schmitz-Goeb

Gunter Keintzel

Ibrahim Kar

Karl-Heinz Dinstuhler

Horst-Dieter Oldenburg

Hans W Fricker

Roland Graf

The method for generating steam with concentrated solar radiation includes the step of heating an absorber by solar radiation and directing a stream of air through the absorber to produce a heated air. The heated air is guided through a heat storage device provided for compensating short-term temperature fluctuations. Steam is generated with the heated air and is thereby cooled. At least a portion of the cooled air is returned to the upstream side of the absorber. The device for preforming the method includes a tower having an air heating device with a solar radiation absorber connected to the top of the tower. An air inlet for introducing air into the air heating device is provided. A steam generator is connected to the tower downstream of the air heating device. A heated air channel is arranged at the tower for guiding the heated air from the air heating device to the steam generator. A blower is connected to the tower downstream of the steam generator and a connecting line connects the steam generator to the blower. A return line is arranged at the tower for connecting the blower to the air inlet and returning at least a portion of the cooled air to the air heating device.

Method for generating steam with concentrated solar radiation and solar

Receiver for converting concentrated solar radiation

Solar device with an air receiver and air return

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Gummersbach, Germany

Manfred Schmitz-Goeb