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SERI TR 252 2663 DE87001113; Report; October 1986.
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ABSTRACT:
"The subject of this report is the conceptual design and costing of a solid particle/air direct-contact heat exchanger (DCHX). The objective of the study was to determine the economic and technical feasibility of a solid particle/air heat exchanger to supply pressurized hot air to an
"The subject of this report is the conceptual design and costing of a solid particle/air direct-contact heat exchanger (DCHX). The objective of the study was to determine the economic and technical feasibility of a solid particle/air heat exchanger to supply pressurized hot air to an
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industrial process or to a Brayton-cycle gas turbine. Economic feasibility is addressed by calculating the annual levelized cost of the DCHX per unit of thermal energy delivered. The calculation will be based on a cost methodology developed by the SERI Solar Energy Storage Program. A cost methodology from the Solar Thermal Technology Program will also be used to compare the cost of the DCHX to the Solar Thermal Program cost goal of $8.52/GJ ($9.00/106 Btu) for thermal energy delivered by a central receiver system. Technical feasibility is determined by evaluating the heat exchanger conceptual design parameters 1n light of state-of-the-art technology and commercially available equipment." Show Less