Conceptual design and analysis of a 100-MWe line focus solar central power plant. Test plan

Plans for a test program are presented whose objectives are: to verify the overall efficiency of a linear parabolic trough solar collector with varied receiver tube subsystem configurations; to compare surface temperatures, and efficiency values to derived values from an analytical model; and to identify the optimal receivr tube and annulus combination as determined by economical, optical, and thermal efficiency. The test facility to be used is described with the aid ofnumerous photographs. The range in conditions under which testing is to be done is briefly described. The instrumentation and measurement plans for the tests are described, and include thermal, flow, and meteorological data. Th data acquisition and processing system is outlined. Means are discussed for calculating efficiency and thermal loss, and requirements for statistical data are given. The test schedule is diagrammed and discussed. (LEW