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Thermal inertia is present in all thermal systems and in large power conversion systems, such as fossil-fired steam/electric generating plants it is beneficial. This is simply because the plants are started very slowly, then kept running over long periods of time and the thermal inertia reduces thermal shock.
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Selvage, C.S. (1986). Implication for Design and Operation. In: Kesselring, P., Selvage, C.S. (eds) The IEA/SSPS Solar Thermal Power Plants — Facts and Figures— Final Report of the International Test and Evaluation Team (ITET). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82684-9_25
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