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Modeling and control strategy optimizing of solar flux distribution in a four quadrant and adjustable focusing solar furnace

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  • Yu, Qiang
  • Li, Zihao
  • Zhao, Wenyao
  • Zhang, Gaocheng
  • Xiong, Xinyu
  • Wu, Zhiyong

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The solar furnace is key equipment for the thermochemical reaction research which uses focused solar energy to drive the reactor, and the solar flux distribution on the reactor surface plays a decisive role in the regulation of the thermochemical reaction process and formation of target products. In this paper, a reflective solar furnace with a thermal power of 30 kWth in Yanqing, Beijing, is taken as the research objective. Firstly, the Monte Carlo Ray Tracing (MCRT) method is used to establish the mathematical model for the optical calculation, and the distribution characteristics of solar flux are deeply analyzed. The accuracy of the model is verified through the comparison with the SolTrace software and experimental measurements respectively. Secondly, an improved four-quadrant and adjustable focusing solar furnace experimental equipment is developed, and a new solar flux distribution regulation strategy is proposed by using the inward crossover and outward expansion offset of the four-quadrant focusing points coupled with the heat-absorbing platform movement. The results show that the non-uniform factor and the peak value of the solar flux distribution in the set target area can be optimized by selecting an appropriate inward crossover offset and movement of the heat-absorbing platform, respectively. Moreover, when the DNI varies between 480 W/m2 and 800 W/m2, through the optimized control strategy, a non-uniformity factor with the value of less than 0.10 can be achieved in the target area of a square reactor surface with a side length of 10 cm, and the peak flux can also be controlled in the range from 3000 kW/m2 to 3300 kW/m2 with a fluctuation range of less than 10.0% as set by the thermochemical reaction. The optimized control strategy can effectively meet the uniformity and stability requirements of solar flux distribution in solar thermochemical reaction and finally achieve the goal of regulating the target products.

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  • Yu, Qiang & Li, Zihao & Zhao, Wenyao & Zhang, Gaocheng & Xiong, Xinyu & Wu, Zhiyong, 2024. "Modeling and control strategy optimizing of solar flux distribution in a four quadrant and adjustable focusing solar furnace," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 363(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:363:y:2024:i:c:s030626192400504x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.123121
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