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Advanced salt receiver for solar power towers

Conference ·
OSTI ID:113337
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  1. Centro de Investigaciones Energeticas, Medioambientales y Tecnologicas, Madrid (Spain). Instituto de Energias Renovables/Direccion de Tecnologia
  2. Centro de Investigaciones Energeticas, Medioambientales y Tecnologicas, Tabernas (Spain). Plataforma Solar de Almeria

Falling Film receivers constitute an alternative to the traditional Salt in Tube receivers, widely used and tested in the Central Receiver Systems. This report presents an innovative concept of Internal Film Receiver (IFR), in which a film made of a eutectic mixture of molten salts flows down the back side of a stainless steel panel. The installation with 550 kW nominal power, molten salt inlet temperature 300 C and outlet temperature 550 C is described.

OSTI ID:
113337
Report Number(s):
CONF-950336--; ISBN 0-7918-1300-2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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