High-flux optical systems for solar thermochemistry

G Levêque, R Bader, W Lipiński, S Haussener - Solar Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
High-flux optical systems (HFOSs) are optical concentrators used to increase the radiative
flux of the natural terrestrial solar irradiation. High radiative flux concentration leads to high …

[HTML][HTML] Optical and experimental evaluation of a directly irradiated solar reactor for the catalytic dry reforming of methane

TM Abdellateif, J Sarwar, EC Vagia… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dry reforming of methane is a process to produce syngas which is a major precursor for
many chemicals and ultra-clean fuels. It is a CO 2-assisted process that leads to the …

Nowcasting, predictive control, and feedback control for temperature regulation in a novel hybrid solar-electric reactor for continuous solar-thermal chemical …

SC Rowe, I Hischier, AW Palumbo, BA Chubukov… - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
A novel 15 kW reactor for the hybridization of concentrated solar and conventional electric
heat was fabricated for renewable and continuous chemical processing at temperatures up …

A 28 kWe multi-source high-flux solar simulator: Design, characterization, and modeling

X Li, J Chen, W Lipiński, Y Dai, CH Wang - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Singapore's first multi-source high-flux solar simulator (HFSS) that comprises an array of
seven 4-kW e xenon short-arc lamps close-coupled with ellipsoidal reflectors is designed …

Optical alignment and radiative flux characterization of a multi-source high-flux solar simulator

J Pottas, L Li, M Habib, CH Wang, J Coventry… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
High-flux solar simulators are research-grade sources of artificial radiation mimicking optical
characteristics of concentrating solar systems. They allow for experimental evaluation of …

Thermal performance of vortex-based solar particle receivers for sensible heating

D Davis, M Jafarian, A Chinnici, WL Saw, GJ Nathan - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
We report a first-order assessment of a novel vortex-based solar particle receiver and the
sensitivity of its thermal performance to a number of key operational parameters. This …

Concentrating collector systems for solar thermal and thermochemical applications

L Li, B Wang, R Bader, T Cooper, W Lipiński - Advances in chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
This chapter describes the basic relations, components, classifications, and applications of
concentrating optical collector systems for solar thermal and thermochemical applications …

Control of radiative processes for energy conversion and harvesting

P Bermel, SV Boriskina, Z Yu, K Joulain - Optics Express, 2015 - opg.optica.org
We review recent advances in the fundamental understanding and technological
applications of radiative processes for energy harvesting, conversion, efficiency, and …

Experimental evidence of an observer effect in high-flux solar simulators

SC Rowe, MA Wallace, A Lewandowski, RP Fisher… - Solar Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
High-flux solar simulators consist of lamps that mimic concentrated sunlight from a field of
heliostats or parabolic dish. These installations are used to test promising solar-thermal …

High-flux solar simulator technology

R Bader, G Levêque, S Haussener… - Optics for Solar Energy, 2016 - opg.optica.org
High-flux solar simulators provide intense radiation beams, suitable for high-temperature,
high-heating rate testing of various energy conversion and materials technologies, for …