Validation of an optical model applied to the beam down CSP facility at the Masdar Institute Solar Platform
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Author(s)
Grange, Benjamin
Kumar, Vikas
Torres, Juliana Beltran
Perez, Victor G.
Armstrong, Peter R.
Calvet, Nicolas
Slocum Jr., Alexander H
Date Issued
May 2016
Journal
AIP Conference Proceedings 1734
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AIP Publishing
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Grange, Benjamin et al. “Validation of an Optical Model Applied to the Beam down CSP Facility at the Masdar Institute Solar Platform." AIP Conference Proceedings 1734, American Institute of Physics, 2016. © 2016 the Authors
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Abstract
In the framework of the CSPonD Demo project, the optical characterization of the Beam Down Optical Experiment (BDOE) heliostats field is an important step to certify the required power is provided. To achieve this goal, an experiment involving a single heliostat is carried out. The results of the experiment and the comparison with simulated results are presented in this paper. Only the reflection on the heliostat is observed in order to have a better assessment of its optical performance. The heliostat reflectance is modified and the experimental and simulated concentration distribution are confronted. Results indicate that the shapes of the concentration distributions are quite similar, hence validating the optical model respects the geometry of the BDOE. Moreover these results lead to an increase of the optimized heliostat reflectance when the incident angle on the heliostat decreases. Further investigation is required to validate this method with all the individual heliostats of the BDOE solar field.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4949031
