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10-MWe solar-thermal central-receiver pilot-plant receiver steam generation (Test 1030) evaluation report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6459351· OSTI ID:6459351
The Receiver Cold Flow (Test 1010) and Receiver Steam Generation (Test 1030) tests at the 10 MWe Solar Thermal Central Receiver Pilot Plant were preoperational tests to (1) verify receiver operations, (2) develop control functions and field tune controllers, and (3) verify portions of the Plant Operating Procedures. Data from preoperational Test 1030 have been used to make preliminary estimates of receiver performance. Selected days of operation have been evaluated to make estimates of receiver incident power from the heliostat field, panel efficiencies, and receiver efficiencies. In this report, data from the plant's Data Acquisition System are presented for temperature profiles on several panels and are used for efficiency calculations and comparisons of incident power predictions.
Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Livermore, CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
6459351
Report Number(s):
SAND83-8005; ON: DE83010836
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English