Central receiver solar thermal power system, Phase 1. Progress report, period ending December 31, 1975

Technical Report · Thu Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:6578285

This project covers a 24-month effort to accomplish the preliminary design and program definition of a 10-MWe central receiver pilot plant and to perform a series of experiments on three key subsystems, collector, receiver, and thermal storage. The objectives of these efforts are to: (1) establish the technical feasibility of a solar thermal power plant of a central receiver type with significant commercial potential; and (2) obtain sufficient development, production, and operating data to indicate the economics of operation for commercial plants of similar design. Progress is reported. Design and analysis details of subsystems are reported including collector subsystem, receiver subsystem, thermal storage subsystem, and electrical power subsystem. (WHK)

• Research Organization: Martin Marietta Corp., Denver, CO (USA). Denver Div.
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76ET20422
• OSTI ID: 6578285
• Report Number(s): MCR-76-121(Summ.)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140702* -- Solar Thermal Power Systems-- Central Receiver
CENTRAL RECEIVERS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DESIGN
EQUIPMENT
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
HELIOSTATS
OPTIMIZATION
PILOT PLANTS
POWER PLANTS
POWER RANGE 1-10 MW
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SOLAR RECEIVERS
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TOWER FOCUS POWER PLANTS