Research progress in high-flux solar simulators

L Liu, G Sun, G Zhang, S Liu, J Zhang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
High-flux solar simulators can provide high flux density radiation that approximates the
natural light spectrum. Because the system is stable, its parameters are adjustable, and it is …

Design and characterization of a high-flux non-coaxial concentrating solar simulator

J Xiao, X Wei, RN Gilaber, Y Zhang, Z Li - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
To improve the spatial uniformity of the concentrating solar simulators, a concept of non-
coaxial deflection angle was introduced to the typical ellipsoidal reflectors. Based on this …

Constructing the large-scale collimating solar simulator with a light half-divergence angle< 1° using only collimating radiation modules

Y Gao, X Zhu, J Chen, Y Xie, J Hong, J Jin, J Han… - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Large-scale collimating solar simulators (CSSs) with a light half divergence angle (HDA) of
less than 1° have been developed. The small HDA ensures that the CSS can effectively …

Secondary reflector and receiver positions for uniform heat flux distribution in parabolic trough solar thermal collector

S Shajan - ASME J. Sol. Energy Eng., 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The distributions of heat flux over the circumference of the receiver tubes have an immense
influence on the performance and reliability of the parabolic trough solar thermal collectors …

The influence of high flux broadband irradiation on soot concentration and temperature of a sooty flame

X Dong, Z Sun, D Gu, PJ Ashman, ZT Alwahabi… - Combustion and …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper reports the first set of measurements of the influence of simulated concentrated
solar radiation (CSR) on the soot volume fraction and temperature in a laminar non …