GAST The Gas-Cooled Solar Tower Technology Program

Goals, Structure and Main Results of the Technology Program GAST.- System Engineering.- System/Subsytem, Requirements and Efficiencies.- System Dynamic Behaviour.- Measuring Equipment and Data Analysis.- System Facilities.- Adaptation of the CESA-1 Facility to the GAST Technology Program.- CESA-1 Field Control-Aiming Strategy.- Heliostat Field.- Computer Codes, Requirements, Comparison of Methods.- System Cost Optimization.- Heliostat Development.- Development of a Cost-Effective High Performance Heliostat.- Spanish (ASINEL) Heliostats including Field Control.- Beam Measuring System (HMS).- Measurement and Analysis of Heliostat Images.- Surface - Treatment and Measurements.- Receiver.- Receiver Concepts and Design, Construction and Tests of Components.- Metal Panel Design - Tests and Evaluation.- Development of Ceramic Materials.- Joining Techniques for Ceramic Tube Components.- Ceramic Panel - Design, Assembling and Tests.- Global Receiver Transfer Functions of the GAST Metallic Receiver.- GAST Gas Cycle/Hot Gas Piping.- Insulation Materials.- Potential of GAST Know How.- Comparison of Advanced GAST Concepts - Power/Heat Co-Generation, Solar Fuels and Chemicals.- Economic Comparison of Solar Power Electricity Generating Systems.- Evaluation Report.- Future Programs with Utilization of GAST Know How.- Index of Authors.- List of Participants.

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Manfred Becker, seit 1993 Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre, insbesondere Organisation und Personalwirtschaft an der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, von 1990 bis 1993 Universitätsprofessor für Betriebswirtschaftslehre an der Gerhard-Merkator-Universität Duisburg; von 1980 bis 1990 in leitenden Funktionen der Personalwirtschaft eines internationalen Industrieunternehmens tätig; Promotion 1979, Habilitation 1987 an der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.