Optical performance evaluation of a solar furnace by measuring the highly concentrated solar flux

Energy

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 63-69

  Lee, Hyunjin ^a   Chai, Kwankyo ^a   Kim, Jongkyu ^a   Lee, Sangnam ^a   Yoon, Hwanki ^a   Yu, Changkyun ^a   Kang, Yongheack ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Concentrated solar flux; Flux mapping method; Optical performance; Ray tracing method; Solar furnace

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); REFLECTION; MAPPING; SOLAR FURNACES;

ACCURACY AND REPEATABILITIES; CONCENTRATED SOLAR; CONCENTRATION RATIO; FLUX-MAPPING METHOD; OPTICAL PERFORMANCE; POWER DISTRIBUTIONS; RAY-TRACING METHOD; REFLECTIVITY MEASUREMENTS;

SOLAR FURNACES; RAY TRACING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CALIBRATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RAY TRACING; REFLECTOMETRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84896352494     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.04.081     Document Type: Article

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