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Low cost solar array project silicon materials task. Development of a process for high capacity arc heater production of silicon for solar arraysThe experimental verification system for the production of silicon via the arc heater-sodium reduction of SiCl4 was designed, fabricated, installed, and operated. Each of the attendant subsystems was checked out and operated to insure performance requirements. These subsystems included: the arc heaters/reactor, cooling water system, gas system, power system, Control & Instrumentation system, Na injection system, SiCl4 injection system, effluent disposal system and gas burnoff system. Prior to introducing the reactants (Na and SiCl4) to the arc heater/reactor, a series of gas only-power tests was conducted to establish the operating parameters of the three arc heaters of the system. Following the successful completion of the gas only-power tests and the readiness tests of the sodium and SiCl4 injection systems, a shakedown test of the complete experimental verification system was conducted.
Document ID
19810009003
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Fey, M. G. (Westinghouse Electric Corp. Trafford, PA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 4, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1981
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Report/Patent Number
DOE/JPL-954589-80/9
NASA-CR-163943
JPL-9950491
Accession Number
81N17525
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: JPL-954589
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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