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2061; Report; January 1976.
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This report discusses the capabilities which the 5 MW Solar Thermal Test. Facility must have to meet the needs of the national effort to develop solar thermal electrical power systems. To define these capabilities, the overall objectives of the facility have been identified. The objectives
This report discusses the capabilities which the 5 MW Solar Thermal Test. Facility must have to meet the needs of the national effort to develop solar thermal electrical power systems. To define these capabilities, the overall objectives of the facility have been identified. The objectives
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are as follows: To test scale models of the major 10 MWe Solar Pilot Plant subsystems now under design; To test the one NWt bench model water/steam receiver now under development by ERDA; To test components and subsystems of advanced solar thermal systems as they are developed by ERDA and by other institutions; e.g Universities, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI); To establish correlations between solar and radiant heat testing methods and results; To test the use of concentrated solar energy for high temperature chemical and metallurgical processing; To utilize the facility for high temperature materials research and testing. Show Less