Solar steam generation
AssigneeKing Saud University
InventorsMazen A. Ba-abbad, Hany A. Al-Ansary, Essam A. Al-Ammar
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Abstract
Systems and methods for solar steam generation are described. The systems and methods include moving at least one frame mounted optical focusing lens to track the sun in two axes and disposing a water boiler at a focus of each optical focusing lens. Raw water is pumped through an inlet at a bottom of each boiler and solar energy is concentrated, using each optical focusing lens, on each boiler, heating the raw water in each boiler and evaporating steam from the raw water. The steam exits each boiler, via a steam outlet pipe. Remaining salts and solids in each boiler are ground by rotation of salt grinding-cleaning gears. These ground salts and solids are drained and/or pumped out of each boiler from an exit in the bottom of each boiler.
Claims10
A solar steam generation method comprising:
- moving at least one optical focusing lens to track the sun in two axes;
- disposing a water boiler at a focus of each optical focusing lens;
- pumping raw water through an inlet at a bottom of each water boiler;
- concentrating solar energy using each optical focusing lens on each water boiler, heating raw water in each water boiler and evaporating steam from the raw water;
- outletting the steam from each water boiler, via a steam outlet pipe;
- continuously grinding salts and solids in each water boiler by rotation of salt grinding-cleaning gears within each water boiler;
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- draining ground salts and solids out of each water boiler from an exit in the bottom of each water boiler.
A solar steam generation system comprising:
- a frame;
- a plurality of optical focusing lenses operatively mounted on the frame to move together as a group to track an azimuth angle of the sun and an elevation angle of the sun;
- a plurality of mini water boilers, each of the water boilers disposed at a focus of one optical focusing lens of the plurality of optical focusing lenses, each water boiler comprising:
- a raw water inlet disposed at a bottom of each mini water boiler;
- a steam outlet pipe disposed at a top of each mini water boiler;
- salt grinding-cleaning gears for continuously cleaning said boilers by rotation of said salt grinding gears and wherein the rotational speed of the gears stabilize the boiling of the raw water by limiting the formation of bubbles as well as limiting the crystallization of salts at the inner surfaces of the boiler;
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- salts and solids exit disposed at the bottom of each water boiler;
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- said system further comprising:
- a first motor disposed at a bottom of said frame and operatively disposed with the frame to move the lenses together as a group to track the azimuth angle of the sun;
- a second motor operatively disposed with said frame to move the lenses together to track the elevation angle of the sun;
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- wherein the second motor is disposed on a side of the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.