Central receiver solar thermal power system, collector subsystem. Quarterly technical progress report No. 5

Technical Report · Thu Jan 20 04:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:7287476

In conjunction with the overall national effort to develop solar thermal electrical power as an alternate energy source, Boeing Engineering and Construction is under contract with ERDA to develop a preliminary design (PD) of the collector (heliostat) subsystem for a 10 MW/sub e/ solar pilot plant. The pilot plant concept defined for the present program is a central receiver design wherein sunlight from a large field of heliostats is reflected to a heat receiver on a tower. Steam generated in the heat receiver is piped to ground level where it is either used directly in turbines, or converted to heat energy for storage. Although the Boeing effort includes only the PD of the collector subsystem, interface requirments with other portions of the pilot plant are being satisfied through coordination with Sandia Laboratories. Progress is reported.

• Research Organization: Boeing Engineering and Construction, Seattle, Wash. (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7287476
• Report Number(s): SAN-1111-76-5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140702* -- Solar Thermal Power Systems-- Central Receiver
CENTRAL RECEIVERS
DESIGN
FILMS
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
HELIOSTATS
MATERIALS TESTING
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PILOT PLANTS
PLASTICS
POWER PLANTS
POWER RANGE 10-100 MW
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TESTING
TOWER FOCUS COLLECTORS
TOWER FOCUS POWER PLANTS