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CENTRAL SOLAR TORRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-03-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Solar Power Plants
- Thermal Power Stations
- Energy Transformation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- central receiver collector
1, record 1, English, central%20receiver%20collector
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- solar tower 2, record 1, English, solar%20tower
correct
- power tower 2, record 1, English, power%20tower
correct
- central receiver system 3, record 1, English, central%20receiver%20system
- solar tower plant 4, record 1, English, solar%20tower%20plant
- central receiver plant 5, record 1, English, central%20receiver%20plant
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tall tower, perhaps 500 m high, positioned to collect reflected direct solar radiation from an array of heliostats ... 1, record 1, English, - central%20receiver%20collector
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the top of the tower contains the heat exchange chamber and the hot working fluid is used in a conventional electrical generating system at ground level ... 1, record 1, English, - central%20receiver%20collector
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Centrales solaires
- Centrales thermiques
- Transformation de l'énergie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- centrale solaire à tour
1, record 1, French, centrale%20solaire%20%C3%A0%20tour
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- centrale à tour 2, record 1, French, centrale%20%C3%A0%20tour
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tour d'une hauteur pouvant atteindre cinq cents mètres, érigée pour capter le rayonnement solaire direct réfléchi provenant d'un miroir héliostatique. 3, record 1, French, - centrale%20solaire%20%C3%A0%20tour
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le sommet de la tour loge l'échangeur de chaleur et le fluide caloporteur utilisés dans un groupe électrogène coventionnel au sol. 3, record 1, French, - centrale%20solaire%20%C3%A0%20tour
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Centrales solares
- Centrales térmicas
- Transformación de la energía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- central solar de torre
1, record 1, Spanish, central%20solar%20de%20torre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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