Dish systems for CSP

J Coventry, C Andraka - Solar Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Parabolic dish technology, for concentrating solar power (CSP) applications, has been
continuously modified and improved since the pioneering work in the 1970s. Best practice …

Enabling open sun cooling method-based estimation of effective concentration factor/ratio for concentrating type solar cookers

AA Sagade, SK Samdarshi, NA Sagade, PS Panja - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The solar cooker is a vital device to attain sustainable development goals. Solar
concentrating cookers (SCCs) are preferred mostly for intermediate to high-temperature …

Optical analysis and optimization of parabolic dish solar concentrator with a cavity receiver

H Li, W Huang, F Huang, P Hu, Z Chen - Solar energy, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper presents an analytical function to predict the performance of a paraboloidal dish
solar concentrator with a cavity or flat receiver. The optical efficiency of this system is …

Optical performance of a solar dish concentrator/receiver system: Influence of geometrical and surface properties of cavity receiver

S Li, G Xu, X Luo, Y Quan, Y Ge - Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
The optical performance of a solar dish concentrator/cavity receiver system based on the
Monte Carlo Ray Tracing Method (MCRTM) was carried out under ideal optics. The study …

Improving the energy distribution uniformity of solar dish collector system under tracking error using a cavity receiver position adjustment method

YX Liu, J Yan, XY Xie, YD Peng, DZ Nie - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The tracking error of solar dish collector (SDC) system will cause extremely non-uniform
energy distribution and local high flux in circumference surface of the cavity receiver, which …

A model-based approach for optical performance assessment and optimization of a solar dish

G Xiao, T Yang, D Ni, K Cen, M Ni - Renewable Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
The solar dish is a point-focusing concentrator with a very high concentration ratio ranging
from hundreds to thousands. Practical assessment and optimization methods are necessary …

Effects of elastase digestion on the murine vaginal wall biaxial mechanical response

AR Akintunde, KM Robison… - Journal of …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Although the underlying mechanisms of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) remain unknown,
disruption of elastic fiber metabolism within the vaginal wall extracellular matrix (ECM) has …

Steam and electrical power generation by a hybrid photovoltaic/parabolic dish concentrator using beam splitter technology

A Houcine, T Maatallah, F Saeed - International Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The parabolic dish is considered the most performant concentrating solar power (CSP)
technology since it fits a wide range of domestic and industrial processes and offers better …

Rapid reflective facet characterization using fringe reflection techniques

CE Andraka, S Sadlon, B Myer… - Journal of Solar …, 2014 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Reflective mirror facets for concentrating solar power (CSP) systems have stringent
requirements on the surface slope accuracy in order to provide adequate system …

Effects of critical geometric parameters on the optical performance of a conical cavity receiver

H Xiao, Y Zhang, C You, C Zou, Q Falcoz - Frontiers in Energy, 2019 - Springer
The optical performance of a receiver has a great influence on the efficiency and stability of
a solar thermal power system. Most of the literature focuses on the optical performance of …