{"id":2026,"date":"2017-01-25T16:57:52","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T15:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fumagallivalves.com\/molten-salt-project\/"},"modified":"2017-01-25T19:53:15","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T18:53:15","slug":"molten-salt-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fumagallivalves.com\/en\/molten-salt-project\/","title":{"rendered":"MOLTEN SALT Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Project:<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″ rt_column_shadow=”” rt_bg_image_repeat=”repeat” rt_bg_size=”auto auto” rt_bg_attachment=”scroll”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1485359959816{padding-top: 3px !important;}”]High-Efficiency Solar Plant \u2013 CSP<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner rt_row_style=”global-style”][vc_column_inner rt_column_shadow=”” rt_bg_image_repeat=”repeat” rt_bg_size=”auto auto” rt_bg_attachment=”scroll”][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner rt_row_style=”global-style”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″ rt_column_shadow=”” rt_bg_image_repeat=”repeat” rt_bg_size=”auto auto” rt_bg_attachment=”scroll”]
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Concentrated Solar Plants (CSP) generate solar power by using mirrors to concentrate sunlight onto a small area. The receiver tubes positioned above these mirrors contain molten salt which can reach temperatures up to 550\u00b0C and appropriately conveyed and stored, it can be a steam source for conventional or combined cycle power stations, almost without interruption.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The functional and commercial problems that immediately appeared were the following:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • to maintain a suitable temperature to keep the salts at fluid state (not less than 200\u00b0C);<\/span><\/li>\n
  • to solve the chemical aggression and corrosion caused by the molten salt media.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Reach CSP efficiency above 20%.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • New material solution.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Innovative CSP system architectures.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Supplier:<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″ rt_column_shadow=”” rt_bg_image_repeat=”repeat” rt_bg_size=”auto auto” rt_bg_attachment=”scroll”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1485360598953{padding-top: 3px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

    Fumagalli S.P.A.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Solution:<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″ rt_column_shadow=”” rt_bg_image_repeat=”repeat” rt_bg_size=”auto auto” rt_bg_attachment=”scroll”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1485363196934{padding-top: 3px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

    Companies involved in the project included:
    \nFumagalli, ENEA as well as other research institutes: Fraunhofer Institute (DE), The Slovak Academy of Schienze (SK) and Cemhti (FR).<\/span><\/p>\n

    The challenge was to develop durable material solutions to enhance system conversion efficiency and preserving the overall lifespan of products and parts.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Fumagalli were chosen to supply all the on\/off valves. This followed their successful supply to other projects: \u201cArchimede\u201d (ENEL) and \u201cArchimede Solar Energy\u201d (Chiyoda). Here, Fumagalli supplied all valves for the mirror lines, the hot and cold salts storage tanks and the steam system.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Today FUMAGALLI produce a series of valves for molten salt studied in cooperation with ENEA Research Institute from which this idea is started with the insight of Nobel laureate Carlo RUBBIA.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Several of these valves were tested with positive results at ENEA\u2019s \u201cMose\u201d Pilot Plant and at their Laboratories at \u201cCasaccia di Roma\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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