Design of a new 45 kWe high-flux solar simulator for high-temperature solar thermal and thermo-chemical research

Katherine R. Krueger; Jane H Davidson; Wojciech Lipiński

doi:10.1115/IMECE2010-40492

Design of a new 45 kW_e high-flux solar simulator for high-temperature solar thermal and thermo-chemical research

Katherine R. Krueger
, Jane H Davidson
, Wojciech Lipiński

Mechanical Engineering

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Abstract

In this paper, we present a systematic procedure to design a solar simulator for high-temperature concentrated solar thermal and thermo-chemical research. The 45 kW_e simulator consists of seven identical radiation units of common focus, each comprised of a 6.5 kW_e xenon arc lamp close-coupled to a precision reflector in the shape of a truncated ellipsoid. The size and shape of each reflector is optimized by a Monte Carlo ray tracing analysis to achieve multiple design objectives, including high transfer efficiency of radiation from the lamps to the common focal plane and desired flux distribution. Based on the numerical results, the final optimized design will deliver 7.5 kW over a 6-cm diameter circular disc located in the focal plane, with a peak flux approaching 3.7 MW/m².

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Energy Systems Analysis, Thermodynamics and Sustainability; NanoEngineering for Energy; Engineering to Address Climate Change
Publisher	American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Pages	1237-1246
Number of pages	10
Edition	PARTS A AND B
ISBN (Print)	9780791844298
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2010-40492
State	Published - 2010
Event	ASME 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2010 - Vancouver, BC, Canada Duration: Nov 12 2010 → Nov 18 2010

Publication series

Name	ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)
Number	PARTS A AND B
Volume	5

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Conference	ASME 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2010
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Vancouver, BC
Period	11/12/10 → 11/18/10

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Krueger, K. R., Davidson, J. H., & Lipiński, W. (2010). Design of a new 45 kW_e high-flux solar simulator for high-temperature solar thermal and thermo-chemical research. In Energy Systems Analysis, Thermodynamics and Sustainability; NanoEngineering for Energy; Engineering to Address Climate Change (PARTS A AND B ed., pp. 1237-1246). (ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE); Vol. 5, No. PARTS A AND B). American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2010-40492

Design of a new 45 kW_e high-flux solar simulator for high-temperature solar thermal and thermo-chemical research. / Krueger, Katherine R.; Davidson, Jane H; Lipiński, Wojciech.
Energy Systems Analysis, Thermodynamics and Sustainability; NanoEngineering for Energy; Engineering to Address Climate Change. PARTS A AND B. ed. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010. p. 1237-1246 (ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE); Vol. 5, No. PARTS A AND B).

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Krueger, KR, Davidson, JH & Lipiński, W 2010, Design of a new 45 kW_e high-flux solar simulator for high-temperature solar thermal and thermo-chemical research. in Energy Systems Analysis, Thermodynamics and Sustainability; NanoEngineering for Energy; Engineering to Address Climate Change. PARTS A AND B edn, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE), no. PARTS A AND B, vol. 5, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), pp. 1237-1246, ASME 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2010, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 11/12/10. https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2010-40492

Krueger KR, Davidson JH, Lipiński W. Design of a new 45 kW_e high-flux solar simulator for high-temperature solar thermal and thermo-chemical research. In Energy Systems Analysis, Thermodynamics and Sustainability; NanoEngineering for Energy; Engineering to Address Climate Change. PARTS A AND B ed. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). 2010. p. 1237-1246. (ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE); PARTS A AND B). doi: 10.1115/IMECE2010-40492

Krueger, Katherine R. ; Davidson, Jane H ; Lipiński, Wojciech. / Design of a new 45 kW_e high-flux solar simulator for high-temperature solar thermal and thermo-chemical research. Energy Systems Analysis, Thermodynamics and Sustainability; NanoEngineering for Energy; Engineering to Address Climate Change. PARTS A AND B. ed. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010. pp. 1237-1246 (ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE); PARTS A AND B).

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