The Performance of High-Temperature Central Receiver Systems

by Livermore Sandia National Laboratories, CA

Technical Report, 1984

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CSP Unique ID 190709145

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Electronic Resource

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SAND Report: SAND84-8233, July 1984.

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ABSTRACT:
The development of central receiver technology for the production of electricity is reasonably well established. One possible direction for future research and development efforts funded by the Department of Energy is high-temperature, high-performance systems. In this paper, the
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performance of central receiver systems is investigated for a range of heliostat sizes, field configurations, plant sizes, and receiver temperatures. The maximum plant efficiency achievable in a central receiver system - that uses simple cavity geometry is shown for a range of receiver temperatures. The impact of changes in heliostat size, field packing density, and canting and focusing strategies on system efficiency are investigated over a range of plant sizes. The results of the study underscore the importance of accommodating high absorber plane fluxes in order to efficiently produce working temperatures at or above 1200°c.
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