ABSTRACT:
This report summarizes The Aerospace Corporation analysis and evaluation of these line focus designs and technology and compares their potential with that of the central receiver point focus concept. The report is in two volumes: Volume I is an executive summary and Volume II contains the system evaluation and the Appendices. Volume II is organized in eight sections and five appendices. Section 1 is the introduction and summary. Section 2 describes, compares and evaluates the overall system designs. Section 3 performs the same function on a subsystem basis. Section 4 presents an independent normalized performance and cost evaluation of the three line focus concepts and compares them with the salt central receiver point focus design. Section , outlines potential line focus application studies. Section 6 presents the line focus growth potential. Section 7 identifies line focus development issues. The study conclusions and recommendations are given in Section 8.