Liquid metal thermal electric converter
Sandia National Laboratories is actively engaged in the evaluation and development of heat engine technologies applicable to dish electric systems. Our preliminary heat engine technology assessment identified the Liquid Metal Thermal Electric Converter (LMTEC) concept as having the potential to meet the DOE's Solar Thermal Technology Program long term cost and performance goals with further engineering development. LMTEC work at Sandia has concentrated on three major areas; the conceptual design of a 25 kWe unit for mounting at the focus of a parabolic dish type solar collector, analytical modeling of the LMTEC to better understand its limitations and advantages, and the design, construction, and test of a single cell bench test module to validate analytical models, evaluate design concepts, and gain experience with materials.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 6197372
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-86-2823C; CONF-870804-8; ON: DE87010435
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 22. intersociety energy conversion engineering conference, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 10 Aug 1987; Other Information: Paper copy only, copy does not permit microfiche production
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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