Numerical simulation and experiment research of radiation performance in a dish solar collector system

doi:10.1007/s11708-010-0007-z

Front Energ Power Eng Chin

2010, Vol. 4

Issue (4) : 488-495 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11708-010-0007-z

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Numerical simulation and experiment research of radiation performance in a dish solar collector system

Yong SHUAI(

), Xinlin XIA, Heping TAN(

)

Institute of Aeronautical and Astronautical Thermophysics, School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China

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Abstract

The Monte Carlo ray-tracing method is applied and coupled with optical properties to predict the radiation performance of solar concentrator/cavity receiver systems. Several different cavity geometries are compared on the radiation performance. A flux density distribution measurement system for dish parabolic concentrators is developed. The contours of the flux distribution for target placements at different distances from the dish vertex of a solar concentrator are taken by using an indirect method with a Lambert and a charge coupled device (CCD) camera. Further, the measured flux distributions are compared with a Monte Carlo-predicted distribution. The results can be a valuable reference for the design and assemblage of the solar collector system.

Keywords Monte Carlo method solar energy radiation performance cavity receiver

Corresponding Author(s): SHUAI Yong,Email:shuaiyong78@yahoo.com.cn; TAN Heping,Email:tanheping77@yahoo.com.cn

Issue Date: 05 December 2010

Cite this article:

Yong SHUAI,Xinlin XIA,Heping TAN. Numerical simulation and experiment research of radiation performance in a dish solar collector system[J]. Front Energ Power Eng Chin, 2010, 4(4): 488-495.

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Fig.1 Schematic diagram of the solar concentrator system

Fig.2 Comparison of focal flux distributions for an ideal paraboloidal dish (=1 m, =45°, 60°)

Tab.1 Comparison of focal spot size between numerical and analytic solutions

Tab.2 The approximation parameters of spectral reflectivity of glass

Fig.3 Geometries of six classical cavities

Fig.4 Radiative flux distribution of focal region for a paraboloidal dish with a focal length of 3 m and a rim angle of 45°

Fig.5 Wall flux distribution of cavity receiver
(a) =100 mm, =160 mm; (b) =100 mm, =150 mm; (c) =80 mm, =100 mm, =100 mm, =50 mm, =80 mm, =100 mm; (d) =100 mm, =200 mm, =200 mm, 100 mm; (e) =80 mm, =100 mm, =160 mm; (f) =100 mm, =50 mm, =250 mm

Fig.6 Wall flux profile of different cavity receivers for a solar collector system with a focal length of 3 m and a rim angle of 45°

Fig.7 Sketch map of the measurement system

Fig.8 Actual picture of concentrator

Fig.9 Actual picture of Lambert target

Fig.10 Approximation of spectral reflectivity of glass with nine bands

Fig.11 Effect of reflectivity on concentration ratio

Fig.12 Flux image produced by dish concentrator

Fig.13 Infrared thermography of Lambert target

Fig.14 Contour plot of flux distribution in Lambert target

Fig.15 Comparison of experimental result and numerical result for =447 mm

Fig.16 Comparison of experimental and numerical result for the dimension of spot

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