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Simplified calculation of solar flux distribution on the side wall of cylindrical cavity solar receiversA simple solar flux calculation algorithm for a cylindrical cavity type solar receiver has been developed and implemented on an IBM PC-AT. Using cone optics, the contour error method is utilized to handle the slope error of a paraboloidal concentrator. The flux distribution on the side wall is calculated by integration of the energy incident from cones emanating from all the differential elements on the concentrator. The calculations are done for any set of dimensions and properties of the receiver and the concentrator, and account for any spillover on the aperture plate. The results of this algorithm compared excellently with those predicted by more complicated programs. Because of the utilization of axial symmetry and overall simplification, it is extremely fast. It can be esily extended to other axisymmetric receiver geometries.
Document ID
19900024935
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Bhandari, P.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Wu, Y. C.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Roschke, E. J.
(California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Meeting Information
Meeting: Annual ASME Solar Engineering Conference
Location: San Diego, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: April 2, 1989
End Date: April 5, 1989
Sponsors: ASME
Accession Number
90A11990
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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