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Demonstrating solarpilot’s Python Application Programmable Interface Through Heliostat Optimal Aimpoint Strategy Use Case

William T. Hamilton, Michael J. Wagner, Alexander J. Zolan

J. Sol. Energy Eng. June 2022, 144(3): 030906.

Paper No: SOL-21-1321

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4053973

Published Online: March 18, 2022

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Topics: American Petroleum Institute, Computer software, Concentrating solar power, Graphical user interfaces, Optimization, Solar energy, Simulation, Modeling, Ray tracing, Engines

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Center-Oriented Aiming Strategy for Heliostat With Spinning-Elevation Tracking Method

Sainath A. Waghmare, Bhalchandra P. Puranik

J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2022, 144(2): 024503.

Paper No: SOL-21-1266

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4053452

Published Online: January 27, 2022

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Topics: Motors, Ray tracing, Spin (Aerodynamics), Spinning (Textile), Solar energy, Rotation

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Effects of Receiver Misalignment on the Intercept Factor of Parabolic Trough Collectors

Muhammad Uzair, Naveed ur Rehman, Muhammad Asif

J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2022, 144(2): 024502.

Paper No: SOL-20-1355

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052866

Published Online: November 23, 2021

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Topics: Design, Parabolic troughs, Ray tracing, Solar energy, Engineering drawing and drafting, Optics, Solar optics

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Comparison of North/South- and East–West-Facing Solar Collector Pairs With or Without Reflectors

Naveed ur Rehman, Muhammad Uzair

J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2022, 144(2): 024501.

Paper No: SOL-20-1395

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052490

Published Online: October 19, 2021

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Topics: Optical mirrors, Ray tracing, Solar energy

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Optimal Sizing of Cylindrical Receivers for Surround Heliostat Fields Using fluxtracer

Victor Grigoriev, Kypros Milidonis, Marios Constantinou, Clotilde Corsi, John Pye, Manuel Blanco

J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2021, 143(6): 061007.

Paper No: SOL-20-1452

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4051315

Published Online: June 15, 2021

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Topics: Optimization, Ray tracing, Simulation, Solar energy, Workflow, Dimensions, Design

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Intercept Factor for a Beam-Down Parabolic Trough Collector

Muhammad Uzair, Naveed ur Rehman

J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2021, 143(6): 061002.

Paper No: SOL-20-1356

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4050804

Published Online: April 23, 2021

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Topics: Design, Parabolic troughs, Ray tracing, Solar energy, Optical mirrors, Shades and shadows

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Pairing Directional Solar Inputs From Ray Tracing to Solar Receiver/Reactor Heat Transfer Models on Unstructured Meshes: Development and Case Studies

H. Evan Bush, Andrew J. Schrader, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

J. Sol. Energy Eng. June 2021, 143(3): 031006.

Paper No: SOL-20-1032

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4048563

Published Online: October 6, 2020

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Topics: Computational fluid dynamics, Heat transfer, Irradiation (Radiation exposure), Ray tracing, Solar energy, Radiation (Physics), Modeling, Algorithms, Absorption, Interpolation

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A Hybrid Ray-Tracing Optical Model for Compound Parabolic Concentrators

Donghao Xu, Ming Qu, Zhiyao Yang

J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2020, 142(6): 061008.

Paper No: SOL-20-1126

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046949

Published Online: May 12, 2020

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Topics: Glass, Ray tracing, Reflectance, Solar energy, Surface properties, Refraction, Reflection, Errors, Simulation

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Monte Carlo Ray Tracing-Coupled Computational Fluid Dynamic Modeling and Experimental Testing of a 1-kW Solar Cavity Receiver Radiated via 7-kW HFSS

Cedric Ophoff, Nesrin Ozalp, David Moens

J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2020, 142(6): 061003.

Paper No: SOL-19-1471

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046779

Published Online: April 8, 2020

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Topics: Cavities, Computational fluid dynamics, Flow (Dynamics), Fluids, Radiation (Physics), Ray tracing, Solar energy, Temperature, Heat transfer, Turbulence

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Inverse Analysis of Radiative Flux Maps for the Characterization of High Flux Sources

Clemens Suter, Antoine Torbey Meouchi, Gaël Levêque, Sophia Haussener

J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2019, 141(2): 021011.

Paper No: SOL-18-1422

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042227

Published Online: January 8, 2019

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Topics: Engineering simulation, Errors, Inverse problems, Ray tracing, Resolution (Optics), Simulation, Solar energy, Flux (Metallurgy)

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Thermal and Optical Efficiency Analysis of the Linear Fresnel Concentrator Compound Parabolic Collector Receiver

H. Ajdad, Y. Filali Baba, A. Al Mers, O. Merroun, A. Bouatem, N. Boutammachte, S. El Alj, S. Benyakhlef

J. Sol. Energy Eng. October 2018, 140(5): 051007.

Paper No: SOL-17-1402

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4040064

Published Online: May 29, 2018

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Topics: Cavities, Fluids, Glass, Heat, Heat transfer, Ray tracing, Simulation, Solar energy, Temperature, Thermal efficiency

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Incidence-Angle- and Wavelength-Resolved Ray-Tracing Simulations of a Linear Fresnel Collector Using the In-House Software otsun

Julian D. Hertel, Francesc Bonnín-Ripoll, Víctor Martínez-Moll, Ramón Pujol-Nadal

J. Sol. Energy Eng. June 2018, 140(3): 034502.

Paper No: SOL-17-1233

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4039329

Published Online: March 13, 2018

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Topics: Ray tracing, Reflectance, Simulation, Wavelength, Electromagnetic scattering, Radiation scattering, Scattering (Physics), Engineering simulation, Computer software, Mirrors

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Optical Modeling and Analysis of the First Moroccan Linear Fresnel Solar Collector Prototype

Soukaina El Alj, Ahmed Al Mers, Ossama Merroun, Abdelfattah Bouatem, Noureddine Boutammachte, Hamid Ajdad, Sara Benyakhlef, Yousra Filali Baba

J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2017, 139(4): 041009.

Paper No: SOL-16-1459

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4036726

Published Online: May 25, 2017

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Topics: Engineering prototypes, Mirrors, Shades and shadows, Solar energy, Optimization, Simulation, Modeling, Parabolic troughs, Ray tracing

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Optical Analysis of a Two Stage XX Concentrator for Parametric Trough Primary and Tubular Absorber With Application in Solar Thermal Energy Trough Power Plants

Juan Pablo Núnez Bootello, Henry Price, Manuel Silva Pérez, Manuel Doblaré Castellano

J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2016, 138(4): 041002.

Paper No: SOL-15-1392

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4032944

Published Online: April 5, 2016

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Topics: Design, Geometry, Glass, Mirrors, Power stations, Reflection, Solar thermal power, Ray tracing, Symmetry (Physics), Sensitivity analysis

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Secondary Concentrators to Achieve High Flux Radiation With Metal Halide Solar Simulators

Xue Dong, Graham J. Nathan, Zhiwei Sun, Peter J. Ashman, Dahe Gu

J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2016, 138(4): 041001.

Paper No: SOL-15-1272

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4032943

Published Online: April 5, 2016

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Topics: Heat flux, Radiation (Physics), Ray tracing, Solar energy, Reflectance, Metals, Simulation, Geometry, Optimization

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Analysis of a New Compound Parabolic Concentrator-Based Solar Collector Designed for Methanol Reforming

Xiaoguang Gu, Robert A. Taylor, Gary Rosengarten

J. Sol. Energy Eng. November 2014, 136(4): 041012.

Paper No: SOL-13-1344

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4027767

Published Online: June 11, 2014

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Topics: Design, Methanol, Mirrors, Ray tracing, Reflectance, Solar collectors, Solar energy, Temperature, Vacuum, Heat flux

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Heliostat Field Layout Improvement by Nonrestricted Refinement

Reiner Buck

J. Sol. Energy Eng. May 2014, 136(2): 021014.

Paper No: SOL-13-1065

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4025293

Published Online: September 19, 2013

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Topics: Optimization, Ray tracing, Shades and shadows, Simulation, Solar energy, Cycles, Time series

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Optical Analysis of a Heliostat Array With Linked Tracking

M. T. Dunham, R. Kasetty, A. Mathur, W. Lipiński

J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2013, 135(3): 034501.

Paper No: SOL-12-1112

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4023593

Published Online: April 29, 2013

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Topics: Linkages, Optical mirrors, Optics, Ray tracing, Solar energy, Solar thermal power, Shades and shadows, Simulation

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Investigation of Prismatic Daylight Collectors With Different Apexes

Allen Jong-Woei Whang, Chia-Min Lin, Shih-Chuan Yeh

J. Sol. Energy Eng. February 2013, 135(1): 011015.

Paper No: SOL-12-1001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4007301

Published Online: September 10, 2012

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Topics: Prisms (Optics), Sunlight, Ray tracing, Reflection

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Optical Analysis of the Fixed Mirror Solar Concentrator by Forward Ray-Tracing Procedure

Ramon Pujol Nadal, Víctor Martínez Moll

J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2012, 134(3): 031009.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4006575

Published Online: May 22, 2012

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Topics: Mirrors, Ray tracing, Geometry, Solar energy concentrators, Design, Errors

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Demonstrating solarpilot’s Python Application Programmable Interface Through Heliostat Optimal Aimpoint Strategy Use Case

Center-Oriented Aiming Strategy for Heliostat With Spinning-Elevation Tracking Method

Effects of Receiver Misalignment on the Intercept Factor of Parabolic Trough Collectors

Comparison of North/South- and East–West-Facing Solar Collector Pairs With or Without Reflectors

Optimal Sizing of Cylindrical Receivers for Surround Heliostat Fields Using fluxtracer

Intercept Factor for a Beam-Down Parabolic Trough Collector

Pairing Directional Solar Inputs From Ray Tracing to Solar Receiver/Reactor Heat Transfer Models on Unstructured Meshes: Development and Case Studies

A Hybrid Ray-Tracing Optical Model for Compound Parabolic Concentrators

Monte Carlo Ray Tracing-Coupled Computational Fluid Dynamic Modeling and Experimental Testing of a 1-kW Solar Cavity Receiver Radiated via 7-kW HFSS

Inverse Analysis of Radiative Flux Maps for the Characterization of High Flux Sources

Thermal and Optical Efficiency Analysis of the Linear Fresnel Concentrator Compound Parabolic Collector Receiver

Incidence-Angle- and Wavelength-Resolved Ray-Tracing Simulations of a Linear Fresnel Collector Using the In-House Software otsun

Optical Modeling and Analysis of the First Moroccan Linear Fresnel Solar Collector Prototype

Optical Analysis of a Two Stage XX Concentrator for Parametric Trough Primary and Tubular Absorber With Application in Solar Thermal Energy Trough Power Plants

Secondary Concentrators to Achieve High Flux Radiation With Metal Halide Solar Simulators

Analysis of a New Compound Parabolic Concentrator-Based Solar Collector Designed for Methanol Reforming

Heliostat Field Layout Improvement by Nonrestricted Refinement

Optical Analysis of a Heliostat Array With Linked Tracking

Investigation of Prismatic Daylight Collectors With Different Apexes

Optical Analysis of the Fixed Mirror Solar Concentrator by Forward Ray-Tracing Procedure

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