Design principle and calculations of a Scheffler fixed focus concentrator for medium temperature applications

Solar Energy

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1490-1502

  Munir, A ^a   Hensel, O ^a   Scheffler, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b Solar Brücke ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Beam radiations; Crossbars; Fixed focus concentrator; Laying reflectors; Paraboloid; Standing reflectors

Indexed keywords

A-FRAMES; ALUMINIUM SHEET; ARC LENGTH; AXIS OF ROTATION; BEAM RADIATIONS; CALCULATION PROCEDURE; DESIGN PRINCIPLES; DESIGN PROCEDURE; INCIDENT BEAMS; MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS; MEDIUM TEMPERATURE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; PARABOLA CURVES; POLAR AXIS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SELF-TRACKING; SOLAR DECLINATION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SURFACE AREA;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DESIGN;

REFLECTION;

CONTROL SYSTEM; DESIGN; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

EID: 77954313123     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.05.011     Document Type: Article

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