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SERI TR 253 3162 DE87012277 File 2; Report; August 1987.
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ABSTRACT:
"This report describes the results of a detailed analysis of the effects of these factors on system performance and energy cost. In this analysis using 1984 weather data (15-minute increments) for Barstow, California, a direct comparison is made between a central receiver system with a DAR
"This report describes the results of a detailed analysis of the effects of these factors on system performance and energy cost. In this analysis using 1984 weather data (15-minute increments) for Barstow, California, a direct comparison is made between a central receiver system with a DAR
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receiver and the same central receiver system with a conventional salt-in-tube receiver. The Saguaro receiver design [1] is used for the conventional receiver configuration;* the principal DAR configuration examined is a cavity. Two external DAR configurations are examined in order to assess the potential benefits of using an external design. " Show Less