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1 Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.v. Manfred Becker / Manfred Bohmer (Eds.) Solar Thermal Concentrating Technologies Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium October, 6-11,1996, Koln, Germany C. F. Miiller Verlag Heidelberg

2 Components - Reflector, Tower, Furnace International Collaborative Testing of Solar Reflectors G. Jorgensen, M. Bohmer, Th. Fend, M. Sanchez Durability and Performance Test of Sol-Gel Front Surface Silver Mirrors A. Morales, J.I. Ajona Fabrication of Aluminum First Surface Solar Mirrors by the Use of Magnetrons R. Almanza, G. Correa, I. Martinez, M. Mazari, J.C. Cheang Certification of Solar Mirrors Based on Evaluation of Energy Distribution in a Focal Spot V.A. Alekseev, V.M. Chemenko, E.A. Narusbek, V.I. lampolski The ASM-150 Stressed Membrane Heliostat: Test Results and Operational Experiences G. Weinrebe, M. Schmitz-Goeb, W. Schiel A New On-Axis Canting Method for Faceted Heliostat R. Monterreal An Asymmetric CPC-Type Secondary Concentrator for Radiation from a North-Field of Heliostats A. Timinger, W. Spirkl, H. Ries Desirable Solar Irradiation Distribution for a Solar-Driven Reactor Ch. Yao, M. Epstein Properties of Volumetric Gas-Particle Solar Reactors J. Ganz, A Meier, D. Mischler, H.R. Tschudi Porous Structures for Volumetric Receivers - Comparison of Experimental and Numerical Results - B. Hoffschmidt, R. Pitz-Paal, M. Bohmer

3 Comparison of Volumetric Receivers Tested in the CRS Facility at 589 the Plataforma Solar de Almeria J. Leon, J. Aranda Hot Air Central Receiver System Application for Process Heat 599 Th. Pylkkanen, M. Posnansky Test Results with the Directly-Irradiated Annular Pressurized 607 Receiver J. Kami, R. Rubin, A. Kribus, P. Doron, D. Sagie Receiver Partitioning: A Performance Boost for High-Temperature 621 Solar Applications P. Doron, A. Kribus The Falling-Particle-Receiver (FPR) 631 Th. Denk Testing of a Tailored Edge-Ray Concentrator at the Solar Furnace 647 of the Plataforma Solar de Almeria D. Martinez, J. Rodriguez, V. Shcheglov, J. Farinha Mendes, D. Alarcon Padilla New Technique for Reflectivity Measurements of a Parabolic 663 Secondary Concentrator S. Suleimanov, O.A. Dudko, B.B. Baizakov, M. BShmer, A. Neumann Determination of Optimal Parameters of Facets of Concentrator of 671 Solar Energy R.Yu. Akbarov, S. Suleimanov, U. Groer, A. Neumann Components - Trough, Dish Temperature Control of Large Collector Fields 675 S. Zunft Gain Scheduling Generalized Predictive Controller Applied to the 685 Control of a Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors Field M. Berenguel, E.F. Camacho, F.R. Rubio, P. Balsa Predictive Control of a Distributed Collector Solar Field 705 P. Balsa, R.N. Silva, L.M. Rato, J.M. Lemos, F. Coito Development and Test of Advanced Parabolic Trough Receivers 715 P. Binner, M. Bohmer, K. Hennecke XI

4 Main Achievements within ARDISS (Advanced Receiver for Direct Solar Steam Production in Parabolic Trough Solar Power Plants) Project J.I. Ajona, U. Herrmann, F. Sperduto, J. Farinha-Mendes Laboratory Set Up for Quality Control of Parabolic Trough Receivers: Application to ARDISS Receiver E. Rojas, J.I. Ajona Thermal Design of Solar Absorber Tubes with Direct Steam Generation W. Kohler, O. Herbst, W. Kastner Investigation of Thermohydraulics in a Parabolic Trough Absorber Tube with Direct Steam Generation (DSG) O. Goebel, K. Hennecke Solar Fields for Direct Steam Generation in Parabolic Trough Collectors U. Herrmann, J. Rheinlander, F. Lippke Thermodynamic Cycles to Optimize Electricity Production with DSG Solar Fields X. Garcia Casals Cascaded Latent Heat Storage for Process Heat H. Michels, E. Hahne Fix Focus Concentrator - PSA-Testreport F. Mast, M. Mitzel A Free-Piston Stirling Engine-Alternator for Solar Electric Power N.W. Lane, W.T. Beale Assessment of the Optical Performance of Spherical Reflecting Sub-Elements Having Paraboloidal Orientations on Dish Solar Concentrators G. Johnston, K. Lovegrove, A. Luzzi Installation on Discrete Stationary Solar Concentrator with Tubular Collectors for IPH Generation up to 130"C A. Dvoretsky, A. Kuryatov Tools, Facilities, Measurement Techniques More Probable Values of the Clear Day Parameters for the Period June December 1991 in the PSA (Plataforma Solar de Almeria) A. Marco Ramirez, C. Gomez Camacho XII

5 Direct Solar Radiation in South Italy - Test Facilities and Measure- 937 ment Techniques V. Brignoli Assessment of the Real-Time Receiver Excess-Flux-Density Pro- 951 tection Software at Solar Two L.L. Vant-Hull, M.E. Izygon, C.L. Pitman Performance of an Innovative Secondary Concentrator 971 C. Bingham, A. Lewandowski, N. Shatz, J.C. Bortz A Model for Optimization of a Heliostat Field Layout 989 A. Segal, M. Epstein Scientific Visualization for Design and Evaluation of Solar Concen- 999 trating Systems I.V. Baum Development of a New Online Calibration for HERMES II 1013 M. Palm, A. Neumann First Results on Spectral Analysis of the DLR Solar Furnace Beam 1019 A. Neumann, J. Kaluza Temperature Measurements in Hot Volumetric Absorbers by Multi Wavelength Probing H.R. Tschudi, M. Schubnell Implementation of an Automatic Aiming-Point Strategy for a Volu metric Receiver in the PSA's CESA-1 Heliostat Field A. Valverde, G. Weinrebe A New Advanced Control and Operation System for the Heliostats 1067 of the French CNRS' 1000 kw Solar Furnace J. Giral, B. Rivoire, J.-F. Robert, P. Robert, H. Cazanave, J. Lachaize Operational Analysis of Solar Thermal Power Plants Using the 1081 Computer Code TRNSYS R. Pitz-Paal Solution of Some Questions Concerning the Conceptual Design of 1103 the PSA DISS Test Facility E. Rojas, G. Barrera, U. Herrmann, F. Yildirim Progress in Creation of Middle Latitude Solar Testing Area 1119 "Gribanovo" and First Results of Testing Volumetric Receiver V.A. Alekseev, N.P. Ikriannikov, Yu.A. Zeigarnik XIII

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