Measurement and performance of stretched-membrane mirror facets

Conference · Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:116225

Davenport, R L; Oshmyansky, S ^[1]

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1. Science Applications International Corp., Golden, CO (United States). Energy Projects Division

For several years, SAIC has been developing solar concentrators based on stretched-membrane mirrors. In an ongoing development and commercialization program known as the Utility-Scale Joint Venture Program (JVP), SAIC is now developing a commercial 25 kW{sub e} dish/Stirling system using a faceted stretched-membrane dish. This paper reports on physical and optical measurements of the stretched-membrane mirror facets produced for the JVP program, and the use of those measurements to predict and adjust the flux profile on the receiver of a dish/Stirling system in order to optimize its performance.

• OSTI ID: 116225
• Report Number(s): CONF-950336-; ISBN 0-7918-1300-2; TRN: IM9545%%192
• Resource Relation: Conference: American Society of Mechanical Engineers/Japanese Society of Mechanical Engineers/Japan Solar Energy Society international solar energy conference, Lahaina, HI (United States), 19-24 Mar 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Solar engineering 1995: Proceedings. Volume 2; Stine, W.B. [ed.] [California Polytechnic Univ., Pomona, CA (United States)]; Tanaka, Tadayoshi [ed.] [Electrotechnical Lab., Ibaraki (Japan)]; Claridge, D.E. [ed.] [Texas A and M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)]; PB: 582 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
FIXED MIRROR COLLECTORS
PERFORMANCE
STIRLING ENGINES
SOLAR HEAT ENGINES
SOLAR FLUX