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scroll elements for first prototype is complete. receiver with Silicon Carbide (SiC) ceramic as the SERIIUS
A ‘burn-in’ test rig is being designed to improve absorber material has been finalized, geometric
tolerances on scroll elements. The components modeling completed, and a test material has been
are now ready and the scroll expander assembly fabricated. A laboratory scale open cycle test
is expected soon. s-CO loop for testing the receiver module has
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• Assessment of thermal performance of dual- been designed at BHEL. In the past 6 months,
media thermocline tanks, with quartzite rock as the open cycle test loop with compressed air has
filler material, and single-media thermocline tanks been completed, and the volumetric receiver is
with only molten salt as high temperature thermal being tested at IISc facilities with a fresnel lens as
storage options for CSP. Completed design of a concentrated solar heat source.
laboratory scale molten-salt-loop system to test Summary of Innovations
storage option for high temperature CO Brayton New Materials
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cycles. During the past 6 months, the molten Intermetallic reflective material (IISc., Sandia)
salt laboratory has been made ready, and all • Absorber material for PTC (ARCI, Thermax,
the critical components for the loop have been NREL)
fabricated. It is expected that the test loop will be
up and ready by end of September 2015. Prototypes Fabricated (first versions)
• Low cost heliostat – structure and tracking
• A new Core project with BHEL has commenced on system – first prototype (Thermax, IISc., NREL,
the development of a ceramic volumetric receiver Sandia)
for S-CO . A design concept of a volumetric
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