Abstract: This paper presents characterization of a new high flux solar simulator consisting of a 10 kW Xenon arc via indirect heat flux mapping technique for solar thermochemical applications. The method incorporates the use of a ...

Abstract: The numerical characterization of a 10 kWe xenon arc high flux solar simulator is thoroughly presented and performed using two approaches: a forward Monte Carlo ray tracing (MCRT) method and an inverse ray tracing method. ...

Abstract: This work reports a method to measure thermal diffusivity of thin disk samples at high temperatures (approximately 900–1150 K) using a modified Ångström's method. Conventionally, samples are heated indirectly from the ...