Solar Pilot Plant Conceptual Design Report. Phase I. Thermal Storage Subsystem Research Experiment, CDRL Item No. 5

Technical Report · Wed Dec 17 04:00:00 EST 1975

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6659596· OSTI ID:6659596

A summary of the effort to establish the conceptual design of the Thermal Storage Subsystem Research Experiment (TS/SRE) is presented. The TS/SRE consists of a Thermal Storage Unit containing a salt phase change material, Steam Generator System, Steam Condensing System, Instrumentation with associated controls, valves, piping and support equipment. The design basis, scaling rationale and overall experiment configuration is summarized; and the conceptual design of each significant element of the test item is described. Experiment design tradeoff scaling rationale is analyzed and discussed in some detail. The conceptual design of the tests for the experiment from objectives through test data analysis and utilization is summarized, and an overview of the detail design and test phase is presented. The appendices contain the preliminary design and test specifications, summarize the Engineering Model Test Program results used in support of the concept design, and record the significant detail design calculations.

• Research Organization: Honeywell, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (USA). Systems and Research Center
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF11109
• OSTI ID: 6659596
• Report Number(s): DOE/SF/11109-T2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CONDENSERS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DESIGN
ENERGY STORAGE
EQUIPMENT
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
HEAT STORAGE
LATENT HEAT STORAGE
MATERIALS
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STORAGE
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VAPOR CONDENSERS
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