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5105 40; Report; August 1980.
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This report, one of two reports, describes the first part of a two-part study on chemical storage and transport of solar-derived thermal energy. Both topical reports were prepared in support of an overall study that is in the process of assessing the use of paraboloidal dish solar thermal
This report, one of two reports, describes the first part of a two-part study on chemical storage and transport of solar-derived thermal energy. Both topical reports were prepared in support of an overall study that is in the process of assessing the use of paraboloidal dish solar thermal
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systems for high temperature industrial applications. This effort is being conducted by the Advanced Systems Definition task of the Research and Advanced Development element of the Solar Thermal Power Systems Project at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The first part of the study (this report) focuses on: (1) identifying and collecting a comprehensive list of candidate reversible chemical reaction cycles; (2) screening these cycles to a (mostly qualitative) set of criteria (stressing exothermic temperatures of 7OO°K (8OO°F) or higher, and eliminating those creating operational problems involving transport of solid chemical components); and, (3) selecting a list of the best ten candidates, on the basis of reaction characteristics, for further evaluation. This further evaluation concentrates on the chemical engineering and cost analyses of the selected ten candidates, and is discussed in the second part of this study (the second report, "A Chemical Engineering and Cost Study of Energy Transport and Storage Systems Using Reversible Chemical Reactions," by J.M. Schredder at JPL). Show Less