Document Details
Title:
CENTRAL SOLAR RECEIVER
Author(s):
UNK, [SANDIA LABORATORIES (NOW SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES)]
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
OTHER
Document Type Other:
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL
Publication Date:
1977 Dec 31
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0002
Accession Number:
NV0097761
Document Number(s):
ERDA7711094
Originating Research Org.:
SANDIA LABORATORY, SANDIA, NM
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
ONE OF 320 HELIOSTATS WHICH WILL FOCUS SUN RAYS ON A BOILER ATOP A 200 FOOT TOWER AT THE ERDAS SANDIA LAB IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM. EACH HELIOSTA TE CONSISTS OF 25 FOUR FOOT SQUARE MIRRORS. THE CONCEPT IS RELATIVELY SIMPLE INVOLVING THE USE OF 300 TRACKING MIRRORS OR HELIOSTATS TO FOC US SOLAR RADIATION ON A BOILER LOCATED ATOP A TOWER. STEAM GENERATED BY THE BOILER WOULD BE USED TO DRIVE TURBINES TO PRODUCE ELECTRICITY. THIS PILOT PLANT WILL NOT PRODUCE ELECTRICITY SINCE ITS PRIMARY PURPO SE IS TO TEST OILER DESIGNS AND MATERIALS MIRRORS AND OTHER COMPONENTS .