Publication: Aiming factor to flatten the flux distribution on cylindrical receivers
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2018-06-15
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Abstract
High incident flux gradients and hot spots lead to extreme thermal stresses that may damage and reduce
the lifetime of central receivers. An aiming strategy based on a single parameter, k, named aiming factor,
is developed to generate symmetric flux maps about the receiver equator. By means of this k factor,
ranging between 3 (generally equivalent to equatorial aiming) and 0 (alternatively aiming to top and
bottom borders), the solar flux incident on the receiver and the spillage losses can be controlled. For each
sector in a heliostat field, the aiming factor values causing the flattest symmetric flux maps, kflat, are
deterministically found with a sweep and mesh shifting procedure. Results for Dunhuang solar power
tower plant show that kflat is fairly constant throughout the year, except near sunrise and sunset in east
and west sectors, respectively./
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Solar power tower, Heliostat spillage, Symmetric flux map, Flat concentration profile, Fluxspt tool
Bibliographic citation
Sánchez-González, A., Rodríguez-Sánchez, M. R. & Santana, D. (2018). Aiming factor to flatten the flux distribution on cylindrical receivers. Energy, 153, 113–125.