Evaluation of solar-air-heating central-receiver concepts

Technical Report · Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5111844· OSTI ID:5111844

Bird, S P; Drost, M K; Williams, T A; Brown, D R; Fort, J A; Garrett-Price, B A; Hauser, S G; McLean, M A; Paluszek, A M; Young, J K

The potential of seven proposed air-heating central receiver concepts are evaluated based on an independent, uniform of each one's performance and cost. The concepts include: metal tubes, ceramic tubes, sodium heat pipes, ceramic matrix, ceramic domes, small particles, and volumetric heat exchange. The selection of design points considered in the analysis, the method and ground rules used in formulating the conceptual designs are discussed, and each concept design is briefly described. The method, ground rules, and models used in the performance evaluation and cost analysis and the results are presented. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5111844
• Report Number(s): PNL-4003; ON: DE82016924
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CENTRAL RECEIVERS
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HEAT PIPES
METALS
PARTICLES
PERFORMANCE
SODIUM
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