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May 1986
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The high temperature catalytic dissociation of sulfur trioxide and the synthesis of its products in a closed-loop system presents an attractive prospect for converting, transporting and recovering solar energy. A laboratory scale, closed-loop, sulfur-oxide based experimental system was
The high temperature catalytic dissociation of sulfur trioxide and the synthesis of its products in a closed-loop system presents an attractive prospect for converting, transporting and recovering solar energy. A laboratory scale, closed-loop, sulfur-oxide based experimental system was
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assembled and operated on the NMSU campus to demonstrate technical feasibility and to study the engineering problems associated with this chemical cycle. The system, which operated at a nominal 500 watts of energy conversion, contained most of the elements of a large scale power plant. Twelve separate experiments were performed with the system in a study of system stability during start-up and shut-down procedures and dissociator temperature variations. Descriptions of the laboratory closed-loop and the chemical reactors are given along with the experimental procedure, conditions, and results for each of the tests. Extensive discussion is given on the solar implications that the results from these experiments may have, and recommendations are made for follow-on experiments that may assist in resolving potential problems for thermochemical transport in a solar-powered plant. Show Less