Convective loss measurements at the 10 MW/sub epsilon/ solar thermal central receiver pilot plant
Experiments were performed at the 10 MW/sub epsilon/ Solar Thermal Central Receiver Pilot Plant to measure the convective heat transfer from the receiver. Determining the convective loss will help reduce the uncertainty in the calculation of thermal efficiency for solar central receivers. Two types of results are presented from the data: (i) the overall receiver convective coefficient, and (ii) detailed information on the local (panel) losses as a function of wind direction. The overall measured convective coefficient is also compared with predictions from correlations developed to calculate the convective coefficient. The comparison between the measured and predicted convective coefficients is good, although the correlations tend to overpredict the measured data by about 10%.
- OSTI ID:
- 5692016
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-861211-
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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140702* -- Solar Thermal Power Systems-- Central Receiver
141000 -- Solar Collectors & Concentrators
CENTRAL RECEIVERS
CONVECTION
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY LOSSES
ENERGY TRANSFER
EQUIPMENT
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
HEAT LOSSES
HEAT TRANSFER
LOSSES
MASS TRANSFER
PILOT PLANTS
POWER PLANTS
POWER RANGE 1-10 MW
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SOLAR RECEIVERS
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT
THERMAL EFFICIENCY
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
THERMODYNAMICS
TOWER FOCUS POWER PLANTS
WIND