Flux distribution of solar furnace using non-imaging focusing heliostat

Solar Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1200-1210

  Lim, Chern Sing ^a   Li, Li ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Flux distribution; Heliostat; Solar furnace; Spinning elevation

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; DIGITAL SIMULATION; EXTREME CASE; FLUX CONCENTRATION; FLUX DISTRIBUTION; FLUX DISTRIBUTIONS; FOCAL LENGTHS; HELIOSTAT; HIGH FLUX; HOT SPOT; INCIDENT ANGLES; NON-IMAGING; NON-IMAGING FOCUSING HELIOSTAT; OPERATING CONDITION; SIMULATION RESULT; SINGLE STAGE; SOLAR FURNACE; SOLAR FURNACES; SPINNING-ELEVATION;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FOCUSING; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; SOLAR HEATING;

FURNACES;

FLUX MEASUREMENT; IMAGING METHOD; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 67649643518     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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