• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 41, Issue 14, 1422002 (2021)
Jun Xiao*, Yun Cao, and Lifeng Han
Author Affiliations
  • Instrument & Control Engineering Department, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/AOS202141.1422002 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Jun Xiao, Yun Cao, Lifeng Han. Design and Preliminary Test of Water-Injected Fresnel Concentrators[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(14): 1422002 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of water-injected Fresnel concentrator
    Fig. 1. Schematic of water-injected Fresnel concentrator
    Diagram of light in water-injected rectangular prism
    Fig. 2. Diagram of light in water-injected rectangular prism
    Structural model and partial enlargement of water-injected Fresnel concentrator
    Fig. 3. Structural model and partial enlargement of water-injected Fresnel concentrator
    Optical simulation results of water-injected Fresnel concentrator. (a) Simulating light; (b) energy flux distribution on receiving target
    Fig. 4. Optical simulation results of water-injected Fresnel concentrator. (a) Simulating light; (b) energy flux distribution on receiving target
    Concentrating characteristics of water-injected Fresnel concentrator and traditional non-water-injected Fresnel concentrator under different solar incident angles. (a) Concentration efficiency; (b) peak flux
    Fig. 5. Concentrating characteristics of water-injected Fresnel concentrator and traditional non-water-injected Fresnel concentrator under different solar incident angles. (a) Concentration efficiency; (b) peak flux
    Concentrating characteristics of water-injected Fresnel concentrator with different tooth widths under different solar incident angles. (a) Concentration efficiency; (b) peak flux
    Fig. 6. Concentrating characteristics of water-injected Fresnel concentrator with different tooth widths under different solar incident angles. (a) Concentration efficiency; (b) peak flux
    Test prototype of water-injected type Fresnel concentrator. (a) Flat view; (b) bottom view
    Fig. 7. Test prototype of water-injected type Fresnel concentrator. (a) Flat view; (b) bottom view
    Distribution of light spots in focal plane. (a) Actual light spot; (b) simulated theoretical spot
    Fig. 8. Distribution of light spots in focal plane. (a) Actual light spot; (b) simulated theoretical spot
    ParameterValue
    Focal length of concentrator /mm2000
    Aperture (or length) of concentrator /mm2060
    Width of concentrator /mm1000
    Tooth width of Fresnel concentrator /mm50
    Number of teeth of Fresnel concentrator40
    Thickness of flat plate /mm1.5
    Refractive index of glass1.47
    Refractive index of water1.33
    Refractive index of air1.0
    Width of receive target /mm100
    Length of receive target in focal line direction /mm1000
    Initial sunlight incident angle /(°)0
    Sunlight divergence angle /mrad9.3
    Direct normal irradiance of sunlight /(W·m-2)1000
    Table 1. Structure parameters and simulation parameters of water-injected Fresnel concentrator
    Jun Xiao, Yun Cao, Lifeng Han. Design and Preliminary Test of Water-Injected Fresnel Concentrators[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(14): 1422002
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