Schott tubing for solar

Schott Tubing is a key component within the rapidly growing market of concentrated solar power (CSP). The tubing is used within the infrastructure of a parabolic trough power plant. In order to achieve the necessary temperatures, solar radiation is concentrated in parabolic trough arrays. These troughs are more than 400 m in length and are made of parabolically shaped mirror segments. The troughs track the sun over the course of the day and focus the solar radiation along the focal point of the mirrors onto specially coated, evacuated receiver tubes that convert solar radiation into heat. A heat transfer fluid, which is circulating through the receiver, is heated up to 400°C and then used to generate steam.

Schott Tubing produces 60 different glass types in a wide range of dimensions. The properties of each glass type are focused on its intended use. Whereas some glass types are designed exclusively for one particular task, others are versatile in regard to their range of application.

One example is Duran glass: tubing, capillary and rods are uniquely suited for a very diverse range of applications. Whether it’s for use in large-scale industrial plants or engineering and designing laboratories, chemical apparatus and environmental technology, Duran’s unique qualities make it extremely versatile. It offers high temperature resistance and minimal thermal expansion as well as high corrosion resistance to acids, salt solutions, caustic solutions and organic substances.

Duran tubing is not only used for test tubes, filter apparatus and flowmeters, but also for refrigeration and distillation systems. Other applications are pipeline construction for chemical and wastewater plants, heat exchangers, gas desulfurisation plants, solar collectors and explosion-proof lamps.