Australia's liquid sodium solar receiver to be on show in October

Australia’s liquid sodium solar receiver to be on show in October

The “cold” (500 C) sodium comes into the center panels in the receiver and then in a serpentine pattern flows up and down through five panels on each side. The tubes are bent at the top and bottom like springs to help relieve some of the stress due to thermal expansion as the receivers heat up.

The solar receiver on view at this year’s SolarPACES Conference site tour in October will be the first that many attendees have seen. This solar receiver is designed for very high temperature liquid sodium as its heat transfer fluid up in a solar tower, with a solar field of heliostats in front of the tower, … Continue reading Australia’s liquid sodium solar receiver to be on show in October