Optical analysis of the fixed mirror solar concentrator by forward ray-tracing procedure

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Pujol Nadal, Ramon ^a   Martínez Moll, Víctor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

FMSC; heating process; IAM; mobile focus; ray tracing

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION RATIO; CORRECTION FACTORS; DESIGN PARAMETERS; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; EVACUATED TUBES; FACTORIZATION APPROACH; FMSC; FOCAL LENGTHS; HEATING PROCESS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; IAM; INCIDENCE ANGLES; MEDIUM RANGE; OPTICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL BEHAVIOR; OPTICAL EFFICIENCY; RAY-TRACING CODES; SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS; TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; THREE PARAMETERS;

GEOMETRY; RAY TRACING; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

MIRRORS;

EID: 84863766255     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4006575     Document Type: Article

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