Direct Steam Production in Focus: Solar Energy Stations

Noor Al-Bandar; Ahmed Hamza Osman

doi:10.62909/ejeee.2026.001

Authors

Noor Al-Bandar National University of Malaysia Author https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7176-9675
Ahmed Hamza Osman King Abdulaziz University Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8512-578X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62909/ejeee.2026.001

Keywords:

Focused solar energy, Straight Combustion Production, Capacity analysis, Modeling

Abstract

A modeling method was created to forecast the efficiency of a focusing solar energy facility using direct steam production (DSP) method. We developed a comprehensive DSP solar field model for parabolic troughs (PTC) and linear Fourier collector in MATLAB. The predictions of the model had been assessed against operational information from the first precommercial 10 MW DSP solar power station, intended for a government initiative. The station efficiency was examined in dual ways: “fixed” and “sliding” steam turbine intake flow.

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