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Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 3933: Influences of Optical Factors on the Performance of the Solar Furnace (Energies)
 


In this paper, an optical structure design for a solar furnace is described. Based on this configuration, Monte Carlo ray tracing simulations are carried out to analyze the influences of four optical factors on the concentrated solar heat flux distribution. According to the practical mirror shape adjustment approach, the curved surface of concentrator facet is obtained by using the finite element method. Due to the faceted reflector structure, the gaps between the adjacent mirror arrays and the orientations of facets are also considered in the simulation model. It gives the allowable error ranges or restrictions corresponding to the optical factors which individually effect the system in Beijing: The tilt error of heliostat should be less than 4 mrad; the tilt error of the concentrator in the orthogonal directions should be both less than 2 mrad; the concentrator facets with the shape most approaching paraboloid would greatly resolve slope error and layout errors arising in the concentrator. Besides, by comparing the experimentally measured irradiance with the simulated results, the optical performance of the facility is evaluated to investigate their comprehensive influence. The results are useful to help constructors have a better understanding of the solar furnace’s optical behavior under conditions of multiple manufacture restrictions.


 
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