DocumentCode
1188640
Title
Alternative Configurations for Sodium-Cooled Solar Thermal Power Plants
Author
Pomeroy, B.D. ; Salemme, R.M.
Author_Institution
Corporate Research and Development General Electric Company
Issue
5
fYear
1980
Firstpage
2012
Lastpage
2019
Abstract
Although first generation central receiver solar power plant concepts have water-cooled receivers, sodium-cooling promises greater operating flexibility, higher efficiency and, most importantly, lower cost. This paper describes a parametric analysis performed to determine the most promising sodium-cooled plant configuration.
Keywords
Costs; Material storage; Performance analysis; Plastics; Power generation; Solar energy; Solar power generation; Temperature control; Turbines; US Department of Energy;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Power Apparatus and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9510
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPAS.1980.319829
Filename
4114029
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