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Status of testing a molten-salt internal-film central receiver

Conference ·
OSTI ID:109915
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  1. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  2. Centre de Investigaciones Energeticas, Medioabientales y Tecnologicas, Madrid (Spain)
  3. Plataforma Solar de Almeria, Tabernas (Spain)

In a molten salt internal film central receiver, salt flows down the back side of a stainless steel panel that is heated on the front side by concentrated sunlight. A prototype receiver is undergoing testing at the Plataforma Solar de Almeria in Spain under a joint US-Spanish project. This type of receiver is an alternative to salt-in-tube receivers. The experimental system and the status of testing are described in this paper.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratory
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
109915
Report Number(s):
CONF-950725--; ISBN 0-89553-167-4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English