Conceptual design of a demonstration fixed-mirror solar concentrator

Technical Report · Fri May 28 04:00:00 EDT 1976

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7175860· OSTI ID:7175860

Walker, W. E.

The conceptual design is presented, and the features of a fixed-mirror solar concentrator demonstration prototype unit (FMSC Demo) are discussed. The FMSC Demo is a length of FMSC typical of what could be used for a solar power plant. The FMSC Demo features a mirror unit, 200-ft long with a 21-ft-wide aperture, and a traversing heat receiver assembly (HRA), suspended from a beam mounted on six support arms. The FMSC Demo is intended to demonstrate with representative hardware the performance of a solar power plant design based on the FMSC concept.

• Research Organization: General Atomic Co., San Diego, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-78ET20535
• OSTI ID: 7175860
• Report Number(s): GA-A-13926
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COST
DESIGN
DIAGRAMS
DISTRIBUTED COLLECTOR POWER PLANTS
DYNAMIC LOADS
EQUIPMENT
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MANUFACTURING
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
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PERFORMANCE
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SOLAR CONCENTRATORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SOLAR RECEIVERS
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
SUPPORTS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
WIND LOADS