Monograph Series No. 3: 10 MWe Solar Thermal Central Receiver Pilot Plant receiver solar absorptance measurements and results
Solar absorptance data on Pyromark painted receiver panels at the 10 MWe Solar Thermal Central Receiver Pilot Plant located near Barstow, California are reported. Measurements were made in 1982, 1983, and 1984. Selected measurements were made in 1985 after one receiver panel was repainted with Pyromark. The results show a linear decrease in the solar absorptance with time from an original average value of 0.92 to 0.88 after 663 days. The decrease in solar absorptance correlated with the higher incident solar flux levels on the receiver panels and not with the operating temperature of the panels. Repainting of one receiver panel successfully increased the solar absorptance to a value above 0.96.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Livermore, CA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DR00789
- OSTI ID:
- 5837401
- Report Number(s):
- SAND86-8210; ON: DE86011910
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ABSORPTION
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Concentrating Solar Power
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
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PILOT PLANTS
POWER PLANTS
SOLAR FLUX
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SOLAR RECEIVERS
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TOWER FOCUS POWER PLANTS