A solar dish concentrator based on ellipsoidal polyester membrane facets

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-47

  Zanganeh, G ^a   Bader, R ^a   Pedretti, A ^b   Pedretti, M ^b   Steinfeld, A ^a,c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Airlight Energy Holding SA   (Switzerland)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Finite element; Monte Carlo; Parabolic dish concentrator; Photogrammetry; Pneumatic polymer facet; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL DESIGN; DISH CONCENTRATOR; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; FOCAL LENGTHS; FOCAL PLANE; MEMBRANE DEFLECTIONS; MONTE CARLO; PARABOLIC DISH CONCENTRATOR; RADIATIVE FLUXES; RAY-TRACING TECHNIQUE; SOLAR CONCENTRATION; SOLAR FLUX; UNIFORM PRESSURE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ESTERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOCUSING; GEOMETRY; MEMBRANES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; SOLAR ENERGY;

SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

ELLIPSE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MEMBRANE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; POLYMER; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84855205162     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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