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RISSolar Concentration of 50,000 Achieved With Output Power Approaching 1 kW
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: We have achieved a 50,000 ± 3,000 times concentration of sunlight using a unique dielectric nonimaging concentrator in an experiment performed at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. ...
Modeling of a Multitube High-Temperature Solar Thermochemical Reactor for Hydrogen Production
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A solar reactor consisting of a cavity-receiver containing an array of tubular absorbers is considered for performing the ZnO-dissociation as part of a two-step H2O-splitting thermochemical cycle ...
Aluminum Nitridation in a Solar-Heated Vibrating Fluidized Bed Reactor
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A vibrating fluidized bed reactor was constructed and interfaced with the High-Flux Solar Furnace at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, CO. Various precursor mixtures of aluminum ...
In-Situ FT-IR Monitoring of a Solar Flux Induced Chemical Process
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The capability to perform in-situ, on-line monitoring of processes induced by concentrated solar flux will enhance the development and utilization of solar technologies. Temperature measurements ...