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Title: Heat pipe testing program test plan

Abstract

A test plan is given which describes the tests to be conducted on several typical solar receiver heat pipes. The hardware to be used, test fixtures and rationale of the test program are discussed. The program objective is to perform life testing under simulated receiver conditions, and to conduct performance tests with selected heat pipes to further map their performance, particularly with regard to their transient behavior. Performance requirements are defined. Test fixtures designed for the program are described in detail, and their capabilities for simulating the receiver conditions and their limitations are discussed. The heat pipe design is given. (LEW)

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Bechtel National, Inc., San Francisco, CA (USA); Dynatherm Corp., Cockeysville, MD (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
6255968
Report Number(s):
DOE/SF/10756-T1
ON: DE81029450
DOE Contract Number:  
AC03-79SF10756
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; HEAT PIPES; PERFORMANCE TESTING; BENCH-SCALE EXPERIMENTS; CENTRAL RECEIVERS; DESIGN; SERVICE LIFE; SIMULATION; SPECIFICATIONS; TRANSIENTS; SOLAR RECEIVERS; TESTING; 140702* - Solar Thermal Power Systems- Central Receiver

Citation Formats

Bienert, W. B. Heat pipe testing program test plan. United States: N. p., 1980. Web. doi:10.2172/6255968.
Bienert, W. B. Heat pipe testing program test plan. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6255968
Bienert, W. B. 1980. "Heat pipe testing program test plan". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6255968. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6255968.
@article{osti_6255968,
title = {Heat pipe testing program test plan},
author = {Bienert, W. B.},
abstractNote = {A test plan is given which describes the tests to be conducted on several typical solar receiver heat pipes. The hardware to be used, test fixtures and rationale of the test program are discussed. The program objective is to perform life testing under simulated receiver conditions, and to conduct performance tests with selected heat pipes to further map their performance, particularly with regard to their transient behavior. Performance requirements are defined. Test fixtures designed for the program are described in detail, and their capabilities for simulating the receiver conditions and their limitations are discussed. The heat pipe design is given. (LEW)},
doi = {10.2172/6255968},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6255968}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Mar 14 00:00:00 EST 1980},
month = {Fri Mar 14 00:00:00 EST 1980}
}