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Experimental simulation of latent heat thermal energy storage and heat pipe thermal transport for dish concentrator solar receiverTest results on a modular simulation of the thermal transport and heat storage characteristics of a heat pipe solar receiver (HPSR) with thermal energy storage (TES) are presented. The HPSR features a 15-25 kWe Stirling engine power conversion system at the focal point of a parabolic dish concentrator operating at 827 C. The system collects and retrieves solar heat with sodium pipes and stores the heat in NaF-MgF2 latent heat storage material. The trials were run with a single full scale heat pipe, three full scale TES containers, and an air-cooled heat extraction coil to replace the Stirling engine heat exchanger. Charging and discharging, constant temperature operation, mixed mode operation, thermal inertial, etc. were studied. The heat pipe performance was verified, as were the thermal energy storage and discharge rates and isothermal discharges.
Document ID
19820041093
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Narayanan, R.
(General Electric Co. Cincinnati, OH, United States)
Zimmerman, W. F.
(General Electric Co., Advanced Energy Programs Dept., Cincinnati OH, United States)
Poon, P. T. Y.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1981
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Report/Patent Number
ASME PAPER 81-WA/SOL-34
Meeting Information
Meeting: Winter Annual Meeting
Location: Washington, DC
Start Date: November 15, 1981
End Date: November 20, 1981
Sponsors: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Accession Number
82A24628
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: JPL-955388
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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