10-MWe pilot-plant-receiver panel test requirements document solar thermal test facility
Testing plans for a full-scale test receiver panel and supporting hardware which essentially duplicate both physically and functionally, the design planned for the Barstow Solar Pilot Plant are presented. Testing is to include operation during normal start and shutdown, intermittent cloud conditions, and emergencies to determine the panel's transient and steady state operating characteristics and performance under conditions equal to or exceeding those expected in the pilot plant. The effects of variations of input and output conditions on receiver operation are also to be investigated. Test hardware are described, including the pilot plant receiver, the test receiver assembly, receiver panel, flow control, electrical control and instrumentation, and structural assembly. Requirements for the Solar Thermal Test Facility for the tests are given. The safety of the system is briefly discussed, and procedures are described for assembly, installation, checkout, normal and abnormal operations, maintenance, removal and disposition. Also briefly discussed are quality assurance, contract responsibilities, and test documentation. (LEW)
- Research Organization:
- McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co., Huntington Beach, CA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76ET20417
- OSTI ID:
- 5248849
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ET/20417-T6; ON: DE82007188
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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OPERATION
QUALITY ASSURANCE
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TRANSIENTS
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
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