For the parabolic trough systems, what effect does using a different fluid for the solar field HTF and the storage fluid number have on the system output?
The storage fluid number determines whether the storage system is a direct thermal energy storage (TES) system or an indirect TES system. Direct systems use the solar field heat transfer fluid (HTF) as the storage fluid. Indirect systems require a heat exchanger and use two fluids, one for the solar field HTF, and another for the storage fluid. When the value of Storage Fluid Number variable on the Storage page is the same as the Solar Field HTF value on the Solar Field page, SAM models a direct system. When the two values are different, SAM models an indirect system. For direct systems, SAM disables the Heat Exchanger Duty variable on the Storage page.
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