Central Receiver Design Considerations for Brayton Cycle Solar Power Plants

摘要

A concept for a Central Solar Power Plant utilizing gas turbine machinery for the power conversion cycle is briefly described. The design requirements, design rationale, thermal performance and technical feasibility of the receiver system are discussed. The selection of a cavity receiver concept and initial receiver configurations were the result of analysis. The final configuration selected included consideration of materials availability and manufacturing cost as a criteria. In this process, candidate materials to satisfy the design requirements for a commercial sized receiver were selected and evaluated. Some testing was conducted to verify the material selection. (ERA citation 04:036081)