Critical issues in the development of hybrid solar/gas receivers for dish/Stirling systems
A hybrid solar/gas receiver system will allow Stirling engines to operate with combined solar and gas power sources. One of the most attractive options for building a hybrid system is to integrate a gas-fired heat pipe directly into a heat-pipe solar receiver. Before this union can take place, however, a number of technical issues must be resolved. A design must be found that properly distributes the heat-pipe`s working fluid over the heated surfaces and prevents fluid from accumulating at undesirable locations in the heat pipe. Experience that has been gained in developing solar receivers and gas-fired heat pipes under recent Department of Energy solar-thermal dish-electric programs is used in this paper to address many of the technical obstacles to building receiver systems. 16 refs.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 10109445
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-91-1321C; CONF-920436-18; ON: DE92004352
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1992 ASME-JSES-KSES international solar energy conference,Maui, HI (United States),4-8 Apr 1992; Other Information: PBD: [1991]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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