Central receiver solar thermal power system, Phase 1. CRDL Item 2. Pilot plant preliminary design report. Volume III, Book 2. Collector subsystem

Technical Report · Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5323325· OSTI ID:5323325

Gervais, R. L.

The methods and plans for the manufacture of the 10-MW collector heliostats and associated controls for the pilot plant are detailed. An in-depth description of the production, installation, and verification testing of heliostats for the pilot plant is presented. Specifications for the performance, design, and test requirements for the pilot plant collector subsystem are included. Also, a heliostat location summary report is given. (WHK)

• Research Organization: McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co., Huntington Beach, CA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-03-1108
• OSTI ID: 5323325
• Report Number(s): SAN/1108-8/3; MDC-G-6776(Vol.3)(Bk.2)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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