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July 1978
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The objective of this paper is to develop designs and methods of manufacture which will result in cost-effective paraboloidal mirror collectors capable of providing fluid heating at 200°c or more. To involve industry in this development. To test the collectors in an industrial fluid
The objective of this paper is to develop designs and methods of manufacture which will result in cost-effective paraboloidal mirror collectors capable of providing fluid heating at 200°c or more. To involve industry in this development. To test the collectors in an industrial fluid
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heating application. To adapt them for the production of superheated steam to power a 25 kW steam engine suitable for generating power in a remote area. To further adapt the collectors to the dissociation of fluids suitable for thermochemical energy transfer (this method is appropriate for power generation on a larger scale, eg. 1 MW and above). To observe the operation of pilot plants using these collectors and so determine the cost factors attributable to operation, maintenance and depreciation. To carry out research and development aimed at reducing all cost factors. Show Less