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SAND Report: SAND78-8702, July 1978.
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A novel receiver concept is described in which concentrated solar energy is absorbed directly in a black, high-temperature, heat transport fluid. Advantages and disadvantages of the method are reviewed, and a summary is presented of the results of investigations on materials stability and
A novel receiver concept is described in which concentrated solar energy is absorbed directly in a black, high-temperature, heat transport fluid. Advantages and disadvantages of the method are reviewed, and a summary is presented of the results of investigations on materials stability and
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corrosion, fluid flow, absorption characteristics, wind effects, and various design studies. Also described are recent high solar flux tests in which levels exceeding 6 MW/m2 were directly absorbed in the fluid. Show Less