SOLAR PRODUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL PROCESS STEAM FOR THE LONE STAR BREWERY, 80% REVIEW REPORT

ABSTRACT:
This document is the 80% Review Report for DOE Contract No. ET-78-C-03-2198 (SwRI Project No. 02-5476). The scope of work for this project is to design and analyze a solar energy system for the productio11 of industrial process steam for the Lone Star Brewery. The next phase of this

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activity will be the construction of the system designed during this first phase. The approach to be taken for the construction phase of this project will be to conduct the project as much as possible according to the standard procedures used by the industrial partner for any other plant expansion project. In this way, the standard building trades will be used for the supplying and installation of all equipment. The only departure from this procedure will be the utilization of a research and development organization to manage the entire project instead of a normal general contractor. This organization is Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), whose major activity is industrial problem solving. This departure is necessary since a solar steam system is not yet a standard industrial item, and the development of this system will further the state-of-the-art for industrial steam systems. It is, therefore, required that an organization experienced in solving industrial problems direct the construction of this demonstration system. In addition to the role of general contractor, SwRI will install a data acquisition system so that the system performance can be determined and recommendations for improvements for-future systems can be made.

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