Pilot-Plant Receiver-Panel Testing at the Central Receiver Test Facility. Final Report

摘要

Pre-construction tests of a prototype panel of the Pilot Plant external, single-pass-to-superheat, water/steam solar receiver of the Solar Thermal Electric Pilot Plant at Daggett, California under actual operating conditions were conducted at the Central Receiver Test Facility (CRTF) at Albuquerque, New Mexico. The primary test program objective was to validate the design, at the earliest possible date, to assure the achievement of Pilot Plant operating goals. This report documents the results of the tests on the prototype panel. The program is summarized, and conclusions regarding the relationship between test results and the design/performance of the Pilot Plant receiver are presented. A detailed description of the test hardware and a discussion of the instrumentation and controls are provided. Sample data and a tabular summary of the key steady-state operating points are included. Test data evaluation and analyses that verify key test objectives are presented. Finally, the report discusses the evolution of the receiver panel steam temperature controller at CRTF and presents conclusions relative to the Pilot Plant. (ERA citation 08:045868)