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Absorber design for a Scheffler-Type Solar Concentrator

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  • Ruelas, José
  • Palomares, Juan
  • Pando, Gabriel

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Ray tracing software, digital close range photogrammetry and the Monte-Carlo ray-tracing method have proven to be precise and efficient measurement techniques for the assessment of the shape accuracies of solar concentrators and their components. This paper presents a new method and results for the geometric aspect of a focal image for a Scheffler-Type Solar Concentrator (STSC) using ray tracing, digital close range photogrammetry and the Monte-Carlo ray-tracing method to establish parameters that allow for the design of the most suitable absorber and receiver geometry for coupling the STSC to a Stirling engine. The results of the ray tracing software, digital close range photogrammetry and Monte-Carlo ray tracing technique in STSC are associated with a Stirling receiver. When using the method to perform simulations, we found that the most suitable solar image geometry has an elliptical shape and area of 0.0065m2 on average. Although this result is appropriate, the geometry of the receiver is modified to fit an absorber and cavity receiver to improve the heat transfer by radiation.

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  • Ruelas, José & Palomares, Juan & Pando, Gabriel, 2015. "Absorber design for a Scheffler-Type Solar Concentrator," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 154(C), pages 35-39.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:154:y:2015:i:c:p:35-39
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.04.107
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