Solar pilot plant, Phase 1. Quarterly report No. 6, January-March 1977

Technical Report · Mon Jun 20 04:00:00 EDT 1977

OSTI ID:5912126

Study of the technical and economic feasibility of a tower focus power plant is reported. The pilot plant and its major subsystems are described. The collector Subsystem Research Experiment (SRE) is reported completed, and the system and tests are described. The steam generator SRE and test facility are described and the status of its testing is given. The sensible heat storage subsystem that has been incorporated in the pilot plant design is described, including optimization, heat losses, tanks, heat exchanger, and oil maintenance unit. Concepts for closing the steam generator housing aperture of the cavity receiver are described and some seismic calculations are made. The electrical generation and plant control subsystems are discussed. Cold plant startup and shutdown sequences are appended. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Honeywell, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (USA). Energy Resources Center
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF11109
• OSTI ID: 5912126
• Report Number(s): DOE/SF/11109-T12; SAN-1109-77-6; ON: DE82004241
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140702* -- Solar Thermal Power Systems-- Central Receiver
BOILERS
CENTRAL RECEIVERS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DESIGN
DOCUMENTATION
ELECTRIC GENERATORS
ENERGY STORAGE
EQUIPMENT
FABRICATION
HEAT STORAGE
HELIOSTATS
POWER PLANTS
SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SOLAR RECEIVERS
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
STEAM GENERATORS
STORAGE
TESTING
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TOWER FOCUS POWER PLANTS
VAPOR GENERATORS