Alternate Central Receiver Power System, Phase II. Volume II. Molten Salt Receiver. Final Report

摘要

The objective of the Phase II program was to demonstrate the feasibility of the molten salt central receiver power system by conducting a series of experiments and using the results to update the commercial-scale design developed during Phase I of the program. The experiments were directed at two levels of inquiry: materials testing, which is discussed in detail in Volume III of this report; and systems-level testing of a 5 MW/sub th/ molten salt receiver (SRE) which is the subject of this volume. With some exceptions detailed under Conclusions and Recommendations in Chapter VI of this volume, all the pre-test questions have been resolved affirmatively by the program. It is concluded that the state-of-the-art of molten salt receiver technology is sufficiently advanced to permit full-scale demonstration as a next step. Following the introduction and summary the remainder of this report was structured to provide three types of cross-sections through the program. Chapters II and III span through the entire program, including design, build, checkout, and tests. Sections IV-A, IV-B and IV-C represent cross-sections through daily operations; while Sections IV-D, IV-E, and IV-F summarize the results in more technical terms, such as interest to the designer or analyst. The commercial update is presented in Chapter V, including improvements suggested by the SRE program. (ERA citation 09:028128)