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SAND Report: SAND81-8034, January 1982.
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As technical manager of the second generation heliostat development contracts for the Department of Energy, Sandia National Laboratories has evaluated five heliostat designs. Four of the heliostats are viable designs with unique approaches to the same generic design. The designs have
As technical manager of the second generation heliostat development contracts for the Department of Energy, Sandia National Laboratories has evaluated five heliostat designs. Four of the heliostats are viable designs with unique approaches to the same generic design. The designs have
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varying amounts of risk and additional development required and minor design changes can benefit all of the designs. Detailed cost estimates indicate that the heliostat cost goal can be met at low production rates. The evaluation pertains to the heliostats only and does not rate the contractors (ARCO, Boeing, Martin Marietta, McDonnell Douglas, and Westinghouse). A condensed version of this report is available in the Executive Summary (SAND81-8033) • Show Less