An overview of current activities at the National Solar Thermal Test Facility

Conference · Thu Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:10184885

Cameron, C P; Klimas, P C

This paper is a description of the United States Department of Energy`s National Solar Thermal Test Facility, highlighting current test programs. In the central receiver area, research underway supports commercialization of molten nitrate salt technology, including receivers, thermal energy transport, and corrosion experiments. Concentrator research includes large-area, glass-metal heliostats and stretched-membrane heliostats and dishes. Test activities in support of dish-Stirling systems with reflux receivers are described. Research on parabolic troughs includes characterization of several receiver configurations. Other test facility activities include solar detoxification experiments, design assistance testing of commercially-available solar hardware, and non-DOE-funded work, including thermal exposure tests and. testing of volumetric and PV central receiver concepts.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 10184885
• Report Number(s): SAND--92-1031C; CONF-920938--1; ON: DE92041160
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140700
140703
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CENTRAL RECEIVER TEST FACILITY
CENTRAL RECEIVERS
DISTRIBUTED COLLECTOR
HELIOSTATS
PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SOLAR COLLECTORS AND CONCENTRATORS
SOLAR CONCENTRATORS
SOLAR ENERGY
SOLAR HEAT ENGINES
SOLAR THERMAL CONVERSION
SOLAR THERMAL POWER SYSTEMS
TOWER FOCUS POWER PLANTS