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Optimal Sizing of Cylindrical Receivers for Surround Heliostat Fields Using fluxtracer
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This article presents an innovative approach for optimizing the dimensions of cylindrical receivers for solar tower systems. In this approach, a single set of rays, representative of a complete annual ray-tracing simulation ...
FluxTracer: A Ray Tracer Postprocessor to Assist in the Design and Optimization of Solar Concentrators and Receivers
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper presents FluxTracer, an advanced open source computer tool to assist in the analysis, design, and optimization of solar concentrators and receivers. FluxTracer is a postprocessor for Monte Carlo ray tracers used ...