Firing ceramic tiles in solar energy equipment

Journal Article · Sun Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1987 · Glass Ceram. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:6561014

Pasichnyi, V V; Berezhetskaya, V Ya; Chop, Yu I; Kashket, G I

In the interest of satisfying the growing demand for glazed ceramic tiles and conserving the natural gas ordinarily used to fire them, the authors assess the feasibility of using a solar kiln for the process. Their design incorporates a parabolic reflector and a tracking system to continuously focus radiant solar energy on the tile. Their energy analysis includes such factors as solar thermal input, radiant heat transfer, and heat flow, the relationship between the firing time and the heat flow density, and the surface quality of the glaze and colorizer. Their results indicate that when the heat flow density rises above a level at which the specific expenditure of heat is no longer dependent on the color of the pigment, this expenditure or input comes to a quarter of what is currently needed using existing technologies and fuels.

• OSTI ID: 6561014
• Journal Information: Glass Ceram. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Glass Ceram. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 43:7/8; ISSN GLCEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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SOLAR COLLECTORS
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