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Optical Transmission Characteristics of Concentrated Solar Rays in the VSR using Cup-shaped Porous Absorber

  • School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

The optical transmitting characteristics of curved quartz window fitted with a Volumetric Solar Receiver (VSR) are studied. The VSR adopts a cup-shaped alumina ceramics as the receiver for modeling and testing. The transmission model of window assembled with VSR is established considering multiple reflections, refraction, and absorptions. The flux distribution on the receiving surface is simulated by Monte-Carlo ray tracing method (MCRTM). When the relative positions of the focal point, glass window and porous are changed, not only the 2-D flux distribution, but also the total energy of input and central porous are compared. The experimental system for the high-temperature VSR is established based on the sixteen dish concentrator (SDC). Through experimental studies, the highest temperatures of central porous and the time spent at different parameters are tested, instead of testing the optical flux distribution inside VSR which is hardly to be obtained. The results can provide important reference and practical value for the design and construction of high-temperature VSR in future.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)301-308
Number of pages8
JournalProcedia Engineering
Volume157
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event9th International Conference on Computational Heat and Mass Transfer, ICCHMT 2016 - Cracow, Poland
Duration: 23 May 201626 May 2016

Keywords

  • Ray tracing
  • concentrator
  • optical window
  • solar thermal receiver

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