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Table 2

Technical characteristics of the solar trigeneration plant.

Parameters Al2O3 CuO Cu MgO SiO2 χ2 t
PRopt 0.761 0.849 0.900 0.876 0.87 0.999 0.009
φopt (%) 4.35 4.64 4.61 5.23 5.3 0.996 0.201
Thr,opt (°C) 113.7 113.7 113.7 113.7 100 0.111 0.008
Exergy efficiency, ηex 0.278 0.25 0.261 0.24 0.229 0.953 0
Energy (thermal) efficiency, ηT 1.267 1.25 1.261 1.246 1.232 0.926 0
Production of electricity, Qe (kW) 210 202.8 202.3 212.8 210 0.756 0.011
Cold generation, Qc (kW) 197.5 181 160 136 124 0.023 0.008
Heat production, Qh (kW) 90 98 77 77 75 0.069 0.002
Solar collector heat, Qin (kW) 500 490 447.9 435.6 415 0.061 0.035
Losses, Qloss (kW) 2.5 8.2 8.6 9.8 6 0.7 0.014
Overall efficiency, η 0.6 0.55 0.44 0.5 0.43 0.869 0

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