10 MWe Solar Thermal Central Receiver Pilot Plant: Thermal Storage System Test 1040. Part A. Bed Conditioning Procedure. Part B. Controls Test Procedure

摘要

The objective of the thermal storage unit bed conditioning procedure is to heat the thermal storage media (rock, sand, and oil) in the unit to 250 degrees F to 300 degrees F in order to remove all water in the bed and enable oil circulation at higher flows and temperatures to remove contamination and sediment from the oil. The general objectives of the 1040B series preoperational tests are to: verify the process operation of solar specific portions of the plant; develop the control functions and/or field tune the individual plant controllers; and verify selected portions of the plant operating procedures. Portions of this procedure are designed to gather basic data required to develop and refine the basic control functions. The procedures, acceptance criteria, limits and precautions, and equipment for both the bed conditioning and controls test are listed. (ERA citation 10:015971)