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Verification testing of the PKI collector at Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New MexicoVerification testing of a solar collector was undertaken prior to its operation as part of an industrial process heat plant at Capitol Concrete Products in Topeka, Kansas. Testing was performed at a control plant installed at Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, New Mexico (SNLA). Early results show that plant performance is even better than anticipated and far in excess of test criteria. Overall plant efficiencies of 65 to 80 percent were typical during hours of good insolation. A number of flaws and imperfections were detected during operability testing, the most important being a problem in elevation drive alignment due to a manufacturing error. All problems were corrected as they occurred and the plant, with over 40 hours of operation, is currently continuing operability testing in a wholly-automatic mode.
Document ID
19830002264
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Hauger, J. S.
(Applied Concepts Corp. Reston, VA, United States)
Pond, S. L.
(Applied Concepts Corp. Reston, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
July 15, 1982
Publication Information
Publication: JPL Parabolic Dish Solar Thermal Power Ann. Program Rev., Proc.
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Accession Number
83N10534
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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