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Nonimaging Behavior of Circular Trough Concentrators With Tubular Receivers

Matteo Timpano, Thomas A. Cooper
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. February 2024, 146(1): 011002.
Paper No: SOL-22-1178
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4062482
Published Online: May 25, 2023
View Article titled, Nonimaging Behavior of Circular Trough Concentrators With Tubular Receivers
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Topics: Design, Hazardous substances, Mirrors, Parabolic troughs, Reflection, Solar energy, Geometry, Radiation (Physics), Ray tracing
Journal Articles

Demonstrating solarpilot’s Python Application Programmable Interface Through Heliostat Optimal Aimpoint Strategy Use Case

William T. Hamilton, Michael J. Wagner, Alexander J. Zolan
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Technology Review
J. Sol. Energy Eng. June 2022, 144(3): 030906.
Paper No: SOL-21-1321
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4053973
Published Online: March 18, 2022
View Article titled, Demonstrating solarpilot’s Python Application Programmable Interface Through Heliostat Optimal Aimpoint Strategy Use Case
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Topics: American Petroleum Institute, Computer software, Concentrating solar power, Graphical user interfaces, Optimization, Solar energy, Simulation, Modeling, Ray tracing, Engines
Journal Articles

Center-Oriented Aiming Strategy for Heliostat With Spinning-Elevation Tracking Method

Sainath A. Waghmare, Bhalchandra P. Puranik
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Technical Briefs
J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2022, 144(2): 024503.
Paper No: SOL-21-1266
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4053452
Published Online: January 27, 2022
View Article titled, Center-Oriented Aiming Strategy for Heliostat With Spinning-Elevation Tracking Method
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Topics: Motors, Ray tracing, Spin (Aerodynamics), Spinning (Textile), Solar energy, Rotation
Journal Articles

Effects of Receiver Misalignment on the Intercept Factor of Parabolic Trough Collectors

Muhammad Uzair, Naveed ur Rehman, Muhammad Asif
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Technical Briefs
J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2022, 144(2): 024502.
Paper No: SOL-20-1355
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052866
Published Online: November 23, 2021
View Article titled, Effects of Receiver Misalignment on the Intercept Factor of Parabolic Trough Collectors
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Topics: Design, Parabolic troughs, Ray tracing, Solar energy, Engineering drawing and drafting, Optics, Solar optics
Journal Articles

Comparison of North/South- and East–West-Facing Solar Collector Pairs With or Without Reflectors

Naveed ur Rehman, Muhammad Uzair
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Technical Briefs
J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2022, 144(2): 024501.
Paper No: SOL-20-1395
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052490
Published Online: October 19, 2021
View Article titled, Comparison of North/South- and East–West-Facing Solar Collector Pairs With or Without Reflectors
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Topics: Optical mirrors, Ray tracing, Solar energy
Journal Articles

Optimal Sizing of Cylindrical Receivers for Surround Heliostat Fields Using fluxtracer

Victor Grigoriev, Kypros Milidonis, Marios Constantinou, Clotilde Corsi, John Pye, Manuel Blanco
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2021, 143(6): 061007.
Paper No: SOL-20-1452
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4051315
Published Online: June 15, 2021
View Article titled, Optimal Sizing of Cylindrical Receivers for Surround Heliostat Fields Using fluxtracer
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Topics: Optimization, Ray tracing, Simulation, Solar energy, Workflow, Dimensions, Design
Journal Articles

Intercept Factor for a Beam-Down Parabolic Trough Collector

Muhammad Uzair, Naveed ur Rehman
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2021, 143(6): 061002.
Paper No: SOL-20-1356
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4050804
Published Online: April 23, 2021
View Article titled, Intercept Factor for a Beam-Down Parabolic Trough Collector
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Topics: Design, Parabolic troughs, Ray tracing, Solar energy, Optical mirrors, Shades and shadows
Journal Articles

Pairing Directional Solar Inputs From Ray Tracing to Solar Receiver/Reactor Heat Transfer Models on Unstructured Meshes: Development and Case Studies

H. Evan Bush, Andrew J. Schrader, Peter G. Loutzenhiser
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. June 2021, 143(3): 031006.
Paper No: SOL-20-1032
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4048563
Published Online: October 6, 2020
View Article titled, Pairing Directional Solar Inputs From Ray Tracing to Solar Receiver/Reactor Heat Transfer Models on Unstructured Meshes: Development and Case Studies
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Topics: Computational fluid dynamics, Heat transfer, Irradiation (Radiation exposure), Ray tracing, Solar energy, Radiation (Physics), Modeling, Algorithms, Absorption, Interpolation
Journal Articles

A Hybrid Ray-Tracing Optical Model for Compound Parabolic Concentrators

Donghao Xu, Ming Qu, Zhiyao Yang
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2020, 142(6): 061008.
Paper No: SOL-20-1126
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046949
Published Online: May 12, 2020
View Article titled, A Hybrid Ray-Tracing Optical Model for Compound Parabolic Concentrators
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Topics: Glass, Ray tracing, Reflectance, Solar energy, Surface properties, Refraction, Reflection, Errors, Simulation
Journal Articles

Monte Carlo Ray Tracing-Coupled Computational Fluid Dynamic Modeling and Experimental Testing of a 1-kW Solar Cavity Receiver Radiated via 7-kW HFSS

Cedric Ophoff, Nesrin Ozalp, David Moens
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2020, 142(6): 061003.
Paper No: SOL-19-1471
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046779
Published Online: April 8, 2020
View Article titled, Monte Carlo Ray Tracing-Coupled Computational Fluid Dynamic Modeling and Experimental Testing of a 1-kW Solar Cavity Receiver Radiated via 7-kW HFSS
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Topics: Cavities, Computational fluid dynamics, Flow (Dynamics), Fluids, Radiation (Physics), Ray tracing, Solar energy, Temperature, Heat transfer, Turbulence
Journal Articles

Inverse Analysis of Radiative Flux Maps for the Characterization of High Flux Sources

Clemens Suter, Antoine Torbey Meouchi, Gaël Levêque, Sophia Haussener
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2019, 141(2): 021011.
Paper No: SOL-18-1422
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042227
Published Online: January 8, 2019
View Article titled, Inverse Analysis of Radiative Flux Maps for the Characterization of High Flux Sources
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Topics: Engineering simulation, Errors, Inverse problems, Ray tracing, Resolution (Optics), Simulation, Solar energy, Flux (Metallurgy)
Journal Articles

Thermal and Optical Efficiency Analysis of the Linear Fresnel Concentrator Compound Parabolic Collector Receiver

H. Ajdad, Y. Filali Baba, A. Al Mers, O. Merroun, A. Bouatem, N. Boutammachte, S. El Alj, S. Benyakhlef
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Sol. Energy Eng. October 2018, 140(5): 051007.
Paper No: SOL-17-1402
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4040064
Published Online: May 29, 2018
View Article titled, Thermal and Optical Efficiency Analysis of the Linear Fresnel Concentrator Compound Parabolic Collector Receiver
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Topics: Cavities, Fluids, Glass, Heat, Heat transfer, Ray tracing, Simulation, Solar energy, Temperature, Thermal efficiency
Journal Articles

Incidence-Angle- and Wavelength-Resolved Ray-Tracing Simulations of a Linear Fresnel Collector Using the In-House Software otsun

Julian D. Hertel, Francesc Bonnín-Ripoll, Víctor Martínez-Moll, Ramón Pujol-Nadal
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Technical Briefs
J. Sol. Energy Eng. June 2018, 140(3): 034502.
Paper No: SOL-17-1233
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4039329
Published Online: March 13, 2018
View Article titled, Incidence-Angle- and Wavelength-Resolved Ray-Tracing Simulations of a Linear Fresnel Collector Using the In-House Software otsun
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Topics: Ray tracing, Reflectance, Simulation, Wavelength, Electromagnetic scattering, Radiation scattering, Scattering (Physics), Engineering simulation, Computer software, Mirrors
Journal Articles

Optical Modeling and Analysis of the First Moroccan Linear Fresnel Solar Collector Prototype

Soukaina El Alj, Ahmed Al Mers, Ossama Merroun, Abdelfattah Bouatem, Noureddine Boutammachte, Hamid Ajdad, Sara Benyakhlef, Yousra Filali Baba
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2017, 139(4): 041009.
Paper No: SOL-16-1459
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4036726
Published Online: May 25, 2017
View Article titled, Optical Modeling and Analysis of the First Moroccan Linear Fresnel Solar Collector Prototype
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Topics: Engineering prototypes, Mirrors, Shades and shadows, Solar energy, Optimization, Simulation, Modeling, Parabolic troughs, Ray tracing
Journal Articles

Optical Analysis of a Two Stage XX Concentrator for Parametric Trough Primary and Tubular Absorber With Application in Solar Thermal Energy Trough Power Plants

Juan Pablo Núnez Bootello, Henry Price, Manuel Silva Pérez, Manuel Doblaré Castellano
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2016, 138(4): 041002.
Paper No: SOL-15-1392
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4032944
Published Online: April 5, 2016
View Article titled, Optical Analysis of a Two Stage XX Concentrator for Parametric Trough Primary and Tubular Absorber With Application in Solar Thermal Energy Trough Power Plants
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Topics: Design, Geometry, Glass, Mirrors, Power stations, Reflection, Solar thermal power, Ray tracing, Symmetry (Physics), Sensitivity analysis
Journal Articles

Secondary Concentrators to Achieve High Flux Radiation With Metal Halide Solar Simulators

Xue Dong, Graham J. Nathan, Zhiwei Sun, Peter J. Ashman, Dahe Gu
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2016, 138(4): 041001.
Paper No: SOL-15-1272
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4032943
Published Online: April 5, 2016
View Article titled, Secondary Concentrators to Achieve High Flux Radiation With Metal Halide Solar Simulators
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Topics: Heat flux, Radiation (Physics), Ray tracing, Solar energy, Reflectance, Metals, Simulation, Geometry, Optimization
Journal Articles

Analysis of a New Compound Parabolic Concentrator-Based Solar Collector Designed for Methanol Reforming

Xiaoguang Gu, Robert A. Taylor, Gary Rosengarten
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Sol. Energy Eng. November 2014, 136(4): 041012.
Paper No: SOL-13-1344
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4027767
Published Online: June 11, 2014
View Article titled, Analysis of a New Compound Parabolic Concentrator-Based Solar Collector Designed for Methanol Reforming
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Topics: Design, Methanol, Mirrors, Ray tracing, Reflectance, Solar collectors, Solar energy, Temperature, Vacuum, Heat flux
Journal Articles

Heliostat Field Layout Improvement by Nonrestricted Refinement

Reiner Buck
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Sol. Energy Eng. May 2014, 136(2): 021014.
Paper No: SOL-13-1065
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4025293
Published Online: September 19, 2013
View Article titled, Heliostat Field Layout Improvement by Nonrestricted Refinement
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Topics: Optimization, Ray tracing, Shades and shadows, Simulation, Solar energy, Cycles, Time series
Journal Articles

Optical Analysis of a Heliostat Array With Linked Tracking

M. T. Dunham, R. Kasetty, A. Mathur, W. Lipiński
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Technical Briefs
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2013, 135(3): 034501.
Paper No: SOL-12-1112
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4023593
Published Online: April 29, 2013
View Article titled, Optical Analysis of a Heliostat Array With Linked Tracking
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Topics: Linkages, Optical mirrors, Optics, Ray tracing, Solar energy, Solar thermal power, Shades and shadows, Simulation
Journal Articles

Investigation of Prismatic Daylight Collectors With Different Apexes

Allen Jong-Woei Whang, Chia-Min Lin, Shih-Chuan Yeh
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Sol. Energy Eng. February 2013, 135(1): 011015.
Paper No: SOL-12-1001
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4007301
Published Online: September 10, 2012
View Article titled, Investigation of Prismatic Daylight Collectors With Different Apexes
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Topics: Prisms (Optics), Sunlight, Ray tracing, Reflection