Abstract
The El Paso Solar Pond recently experienced a complete failure of its XR-5 8130 (SP) liner. In its place a multi-layered clay and plastic-film liner will be installed. This paper will summarize the XR-5 8130 (SP) liner failure analysis and provide preliminary results from laboratory experiments on a clay and plastic-film liner to determine its suitability for use in the new 3350 square meter El Paso Solar Pond. Heat and moisture transport characteristics of the clay-plastic liner will be investigated. An effective thermal conductivity which includes the effect of vapor transport will be investigated experimentally.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 499-502 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| State | Published - 1994 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1994 ASME/JSME/JSES International Solar Energy Conference - San Francisco, CA, USA Duration: Mar 27 1994 → Mar 30 1994 |
Conference
| Conference | Proceedings of the 1994 ASME/JSME/JSES International Solar Energy Conference |
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| City | San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Period | 03/27/94 → 03/30/94 |