Analysis of predicted and measured performance of an integrated compound parabolic concentrator (ICPC)
Conference
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OSTI ID:20050708
A variety of configurations of evacuated Integrated Compound Parabolic Concentrator (ICPC) tubes have been under development for many years. A particularly favorable optical design corresponds to the unit concentration limit for a fin CPC solution which is then coupled to a practical, thin, wedge-shaped absorber. Prototype collector modules using tubes with two different fin orientations (horizontal and vertical) have been fabricated and tested. Comprehensive measurements of the optical characteristics of the reflector and absorber have been used together with a detailed ray trace analysis to predict the optical performance characteristics of these designs. The observed performance agrees well with the predicted performance.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Chicago, IL (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy; National Science Foundation
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-87ER13726
- OSTI ID:
- 20050708
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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