Fabrication and installation of the Solar Two central receiver
- Rockwell International, Canoga Park, CA (United States). Rocketdyne Div.
The heart of the Solar Two power plant is the molten salt central receiver that has been designed, fabricated, and installed over an 18 month schedule. During this time, the receiver system from Solar One was also completely disassembled and removed. The receiver tower structure, for the most part, was left intact because Solar Two was designed to fit this structure such that construction time and costs could be minimized. In order to meet this aggressive schedule, receiver panel fabrication required the parallel production of many components. The sequence for assembly of the four major receiver panel components (i.e., tubes, header assembly, strongback, and header oven covers) and key fabrication activities such as welding are described. Once the receiver panels were complete, their installation at the site was begun, and the order in which receiver system components were installed in the tower is described. The completion of the Solar Two receiver proved the fabricability of this important system. However, successful operation of the system at Solar Two is needed to demonstrate the technical feasibility of the molten salt central receiver concept.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC36-93CH10550
- OSTI ID:
- 441781
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9603117-; ISBN 0-7918-1765-2; TRN: IM9711%%109
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1996 American Society of Mechanical Engineers international solar energy conference, San Antonio, TX (United States), 31 Mar - 3 Apr 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Solar engineering 1996; Davidson, J.H. [ed.] [Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)]; Chavez, J. [ed.] [Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)]; PB: 544 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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