Materials performance in the Solar Central Receiver Pilot Plant

Technical Report · Mon Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5848517· OSTI ID:5848517

Swearengen, J C; Robinson, S L

The 10 MW/sub e/ Solar Central Receiver Pilot Plant, which is to be built at Barstow, California, is designed to provide development, fabrication, and operating data necessary to demonstrate the technical feasibility of the solar central receiver concept. The Pilot Plant consists of approximately 2000 reflecting heliostats which redirect solar insolation to a central receiver mounted on a tower. The energy collected by the receiver is used to produce superheated steam which is then used to generate electricity and/or charge storage. Performance of the plant will be studied during a five year test period scheduled to begin December 1981. The plant is being designed for a thirty year life. For the Pilot Plant, successful performance requires materials having not only the proper initial properties, but also having long-term stability in the presence of thermal, chemical, and mechanical environments. For purposes of this discussion materials concerns are categorized into four operating subsystems of the plant: collectors, receiver, storage, and electrical power generation.

• Research Organization: Sandia Labs., Livermore, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-04-0789
• OSTI ID: 5848517
• Report Number(s): SAND79-8259
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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