Homogeneous Flux Distribution in High-Flux Solar Furnaces
Comparisons between experimental data and ray-tracing simulation results are presented for the high-flux SF60 solar furnace available at the Plataforma Solar de Almeria, Spain, which has an estimated thermal power of 60 kW. Since an important issue in many applications of solar concentrated radiatio...
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| author | José Carlos Garcia Pereira José Rodríguez Jorge Cruz Fernandes Luís Guerra Rosa |
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| description | Comparisons between experimental data and ray-tracing simulation results are presented for the high-flux SF60 solar furnace available at the Plataforma Solar de Almeria, Spain, which has an estimated thermal power of 60 kW. Since an important issue in many applications of solar concentrated radiation is to obtain a radiation distribution that is as homogeneous as possible over the central working area, so-called radiation homogenisers were also used but the degree of success achieved is just satisfactory, as the results show. Finally, further modelling studies using ray-tracing simulations aiming to attain a homogenous distribution of flux by means of double reflexion using two paraboloid surfaces are presented. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-59264cd3ca5b4f2ab0ef00539e586f982022-12-22T04:10:34ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732020-01-0113243310.3390/en13020433en13020433Homogeneous Flux Distribution in High-Flux Solar FurnacesJosé Carlos Garcia Pereira0José Rodríguez1Jorge Cruz Fernandes2Luís Guerra Rosa3Departamento de Engenharia Química, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, PortugalPlataforma Solar de Almería, CIEMAT, Apartado 22, E 04200 Tabernas (Almería), SpainIDMEC, Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, PortugalIDMEC, Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, PortugalComparisons between experimental data and ray-tracing simulation results are presented for the high-flux SF60 solar furnace available at the Plataforma Solar de Almeria, Spain, which has an estimated thermal power of 60 kW. Since an important issue in many applications of solar concentrated radiation is to obtain a radiation distribution that is as homogeneous as possible over the central working area, so-called radiation homogenisers were also used but the degree of success achieved is just satisfactory, as the results show. Finally, further modelling studies using ray-tracing simulations aiming to attain a homogenous distribution of flux by means of double reflexion using two paraboloid surfaces are presented.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/2/433solar furnace optimisationradiation homogeniserflux distributionoptical modellingray tracing simulations |
| spellingShingle | José Carlos Garcia Pereira José Rodríguez Jorge Cruz Fernandes Luís Guerra Rosa Homogeneous Flux Distribution in High-Flux Solar Furnaces Energies solar furnace optimisation radiation homogeniser flux distribution optical modelling ray tracing simulations |
| title | Homogeneous Flux Distribution in High-Flux Solar Furnaces |
| title_full | Homogeneous Flux Distribution in High-Flux Solar Furnaces |
| title_fullStr | Homogeneous Flux Distribution in High-Flux Solar Furnaces |
| title_full_unstemmed | Homogeneous Flux Distribution in High-Flux Solar Furnaces |
| title_short | Homogeneous Flux Distribution in High-Flux Solar Furnaces |
| title_sort | homogeneous flux distribution in high flux solar furnaces |
| topic | solar furnace optimisation radiation homogeniser flux distribution optical modelling ray tracing simulations |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/2/433 |
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