Shenandoah Solar Total-Energy Project
The design and construction of the world's first solar total-energy plant in the private sector has been completed and checkout is underway. During its operational phase, the solar plant will furnish electrical power, process steam, and other thermal energy to a nearby knitwear factory. The solar system consists of a collector field containing 114 parabolic-dish collectors which supply thermal energy at 400/sup 0/C to drive a 400 kW multi-stage Rankine-cycle turbine generator. Some steam is extracted from the turbine and supplied to the knitwear manufacturing processes. The system will be grid-connected. Presented are: (1) a description of the system and components being installed; (2) a summary of performance testing of the extraction turbine and of four prototype parabolic-dish collectors; and (3) a discussion of design considerations and insights which have general applicability to solar-thermal-system designs.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 6874157
- Report Number(s):
- SAND80-2560; ON: DE83005244
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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CONCENTRATING COLLECTORS
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DESIGN
DISTRIBUTED COLLECTOR POWER PLANTS
ENERGY
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EQUIPMENT
FEDERAL REGION IV
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MACHINERY
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PARABOLIC DISH COLLECTORS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
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PROCESS HEAT
RANKINE CYCLE POWER SYSTEMS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SOLAR PROCESS HEAT
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
STEAM SYSTEMS
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TOTAL ENERGY SYSTEMS
TURBINES
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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290800 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Heat Utilization-- (1980-)
CONCENTRATING COLLECTORS
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DESIGN
DISTRIBUTED COLLECTOR POWER PLANTS
ENERGY
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
FEDERAL REGION IV
GEORGIA
HEAT
MACHINERY
NORTH AMERICA
PARABOLIC COLLECTORS
PARABOLIC DISH COLLECTORS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
POWER PLANTS
POWER SYSTEMS
PROCESS HEAT
RANKINE CYCLE POWER SYSTEMS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SOLAR PROCESS HEAT
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
STEAM SYSTEMS
TESTING
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TOTAL ENERGY SYSTEMS
TURBINES
TURBOMACHINERY
USA