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Molten Salt Electric Experiment (MSEE) - Phase I report. Volume I

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5201522· OSTI ID:5201522

The Molten Salt Electric Experiment (MSEE) conducted at the Central Receiver Test Facility (CRTF) located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is the first large-scale demonstration in the United States of the technical feasibility of operating a solar central receiver power plant with molten nitrate salt as the receiver heat transfer fluid and thermal storage medium. This report documents the design, construction, and checkout (Phase I) of the project. This final report consists of three volumes. In this first volume brief descriptions of the power plant subsystems and their performance are presented. Test results for the receiver 1 tower, steam generator and thermal storage subsystems are provided.

Research Organization:
Martin Marietta Aerospace, Denver, CO (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DR00789
OSTI ID:
5201522
Report Number(s):
SAND85-8175-Vol.1; ON: DE86001118
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English