SOLAR CENTRAL RECEIVER PRELIMINARY DESIGN STUDIES, SUMMARY AND REVIEW OF CONTRACT RESULTS

ABSTRACT:
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has, for a number of years, supported the development of solar thermal technology by supporting a succession of research and development contracts involving conceptual, advanced conceptual, preliminary and final design studies for large-scale solar

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central receiver (SCR) projects. The Aerospace Corporation has assisted the DOE, San Francisco Operations Office (DOE/SAN) by participating in General System Engineering and lntegration (GSE&l) activities. This report presents a summary and review of the results of four major SCR preliminary design studies. Observations as to the accuracy and system level importance of the data are made., Considerable independent analysis was done to evaluate selected design issues, fill in gaps or adjust data where appropriate, perform economic evaluations, and interpret the many facts and indications as measures of the current state-of-the-art for solar thermal central receiver technology. A companion Executive Summary report (ATR-85(5836)-2ND) has also been prepared that covers the principal findings of this report but in the form of charts with explanatory texts. This report was prepared by Dr. Prem Munjal, who is the Project Manager and Principal Investigator of the Aerospace Solar Thermal Program. The Solar Thermal Program at The Aerospace Corporation is part of the Energy Systems Directorate. Dr. Mason Watson is the Principal Director of the Energy Systems Directorate. Overall cognizance for this effort was provided by Mr. Robert Hughey with initial guidance by Dr. Keith Rose of DOE/SAN. Ms. Kathy Morris has been responsible for the extensive word processing required to produce this report. Funding of this effort was provided through the Air Force Space Division Contract No. DE-Al03-81SF11578 under an interagency agreement with DOE.

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