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Homogeneous Flux Distribution in High-Flux Solar Furnaces

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  • José Carlos Garcia Pereira

    (Departamento de Engenharia Química, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • José Rodríguez

    (Plataforma Solar de Almería, CIEMAT, Apartado 22, E 04200 Tabernas (Almería), Spain)

  • Jorge Cruz Fernandes

    (IDMEC, Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Luís Guerra Rosa

    (IDMEC, Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal)

Abstract

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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  • José Carlos Garcia Pereira & José Rodríguez & Jorge Cruz Fernandes & Luís Guerra Rosa, 2020. "Homogeneous Flux Distribution in High-Flux Solar Furnaces," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(2), pages 1-18, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:2:p:433-:d:309388
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    1. Martínez-Manuel, Leopoldo & Wang, Wujun & Laumert, Björn & Peña-Cruz, Manuel I., 2021. "Numerical analysis on the optical geometrical optimization for an axial type impinging solar receiver," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 216(C).
    2. José Carlos Garcia Pereira & Kaveh Rahmani & Luís Guerra Rosa, 2021. "Computer Modelling of the Optical Behavior of Homogenizers in High-Flux Solar Furnaces," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-13, March.
    3. Gonçalo Domingos & José Carlos Garcia Pereira & Pedro Alexandre Rodrigues Rosa & José Rodríguez & Luís Guerra Rosa, 2023. "Experimental Validation of Double Paraboloid Reflection for Obtaining Quasi-Homogeneous Distribution of Concentrated Solar Flux," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(9), pages 1-13, May.

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