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SAND Report: SAND90-7031, May 1991
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The purpose of the molten salt pump and valve test loop is to demonstrate the performance, reliability, and lifetime of full-scale hot and cold salt pumps and valves for use in a commercial salt-in-tube receiver solar power plant. The test hardware consists of two pumped loops, one to
The purpose of the molten salt pump and valve test loop is to demonstrate the performance, reliability, and lifetime of full-scale hot and cold salt pumps and valves for use in a commercial salt-in-tube receiver solar power plant. The test hardware consists of two pumped loops, one to
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simulate the hot side of the receiver at a temperature of 5650 C (referred to as the hot loop) and one to simulate the receiver’s cold side at 285” C (referred to as the cold loop). Each loop contains a pump and five representative valves sized for a 60-MWC commercial solar power plant using molten salt heat transport fluid. The test loop is part of the Molten Salt Subsystem/Component Test Experiment, which is being conducted to reduce the technical risk of building and operating commercial solar central receiver plants. The project, managed by Sandia National Laboratories with Babcock and Wilcox as the prime contractor, is cost shared by the U.S. Department of Energy and six contractors. Show Less