Validation of an optical model applied to the beam down CSP facility at the Masdar Institute Solar Platform
In the framework of the CSPonD Demo project, the optical characterization of the Beam Down Optical Experiment (BDOE) heliostats field is an important step to certify the required power is provided. To achieve this goal, an experiment involving a single heliostat is carried out. The results of the ex...
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| author | Grange, Benjamin Kumar, Vikas Torres, Juliana Beltran Perez, Victor G. Armstrong, Peter R. Calvet, Nicolas Slocum Jr., Alexander H |
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| author_facet | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering Grange, Benjamin Kumar, Vikas Torres, Juliana Beltran Perez, Victor G. Armstrong, Peter R. Calvet, Nicolas Slocum Jr., Alexander H |
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| description | In the framework of the CSPonD Demo project, the optical characterization of the Beam Down Optical Experiment (BDOE) heliostats field is an important step to certify the required power is provided. To achieve this goal, an experiment involving a single heliostat is carried out. The results of the experiment and the comparison with simulated results are presented in this paper. Only the reflection on the heliostat is observed in order to have a better assessment of its optical performance. The heliostat reflectance is modified and the experimental and simulated concentration distribution are confronted. Results indicate that the shapes of the concentration distributions are quite similar, hence validating the optical model respects the geometry of the BDOE. Moreover these results lead to an increase of the optimized heliostat reflectance when the incident angle on the heliostat decreases. Further investigation is required to validate this method with all the individual heliostats of the BDOE solar field. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1209872022-09-29T13:22:26Z Validation of an optical model applied to the beam down CSP facility at the Masdar Institute Solar Platform Grange, Benjamin Kumar, Vikas Torres, Juliana Beltran Perez, Victor G. Armstrong, Peter R. Calvet, Nicolas Slocum Jr., Alexander H Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering Slocum Jr., Alexander H In the framework of the CSPonD Demo project, the optical characterization of the Beam Down Optical Experiment (BDOE) heliostats field is an important step to certify the required power is provided. To achieve this goal, an experiment involving a single heliostat is carried out. The results of the experiment and the comparison with simulated results are presented in this paper. Only the reflection on the heliostat is observed in order to have a better assessment of its optical performance. The heliostat reflectance is modified and the experimental and simulated concentration distribution are confronted. Results indicate that the shapes of the concentration distributions are quite similar, hence validating the optical model respects the geometry of the BDOE. Moreover these results lead to an increase of the optimized heliostat reflectance when the incident angle on the heliostat decreases. Further investigation is required to validate this method with all the individual heliostats of the BDOE solar field. MIT & Masdar Institute Cooperative Program 2019-03-15T17:49:57Z 2019-03-15T17:49:57Z 2016-05 2015-10 2019-01-02T18:47:36Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0094-243X 1551-7616 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/120987 Grange, Benjamin et al. “Validation of an Optical Model Applied to the Beam down CSP Facility at the Masdar Institute Solar Platform." AIP Conference Proceedings 1734, American Institute of Physics, 2016. © 2016 the Authors http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4949031 AIP Conference Proceedings 1734 Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf AIP Publishing Other repository |
| spellingShingle | Grange, Benjamin Kumar, Vikas Torres, Juliana Beltran Perez, Victor G. Armstrong, Peter R. Calvet, Nicolas Slocum Jr., Alexander H Validation of an optical model applied to the beam down CSP facility at the Masdar Institute Solar Platform |
| title | Validation of an optical model applied to the beam down CSP facility at the Masdar Institute Solar Platform |
| title_full | Validation of an optical model applied to the beam down CSP facility at the Masdar Institute Solar Platform |
| title_fullStr | Validation of an optical model applied to the beam down CSP facility at the Masdar Institute Solar Platform |
| title_full_unstemmed | Validation of an optical model applied to the beam down CSP facility at the Masdar Institute Solar Platform |
| title_short | Validation of an optical model applied to the beam down CSP facility at the Masdar Institute Solar Platform |
| title_sort | validation of an optical model applied to the beam down csp facility at the masdar institute solar platform |
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