• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 37, Issue 12, 1222003 (2017)
Zhimin Wang1、2, Rui Tian1、2、*, Jingchao Qi1, Peitao Li1, and Qiang Wei1
Author Affiliations
  • 1 School of Energy and Power Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 0 10051, China
  • 2 Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Wind Energy and Solar Energy Utilization Technology, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 0 10051, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/AOS201737.1222003 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Zhimin Wang, Rui Tian, Jingchao Qi, Peitao Li, Qiang Wei. Structural Design and Optical Performance of Inverted Trapezoidal Cavity Receiver[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2017, 37(12): 1222003 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of trough reflector-cavity receiver thermal collection system
    Fig. 1. Schematic of trough reflector-cavity receiver thermal collection system
    Profile structure of the cavity receiver
    Fig. 2. Profile structure of the cavity receiver
    Ray path diagram of the heat collection system
    Fig. 3. Ray path diagram of the heat collection system
    Influence of opening angle α on optical efficiency
    Fig. 4. Influence of opening angle α on optical efficiency
    Influence of the radius of arc reflector on optical efficiency
    Fig. 5. Influence of the radius of arc reflector on optical efficiency
    Influence of different parameters of cavity structure on optical efficiency
    Fig. 6. Influence of different parameters of cavity structure on optical efficiency
    Energy flux distribution of collector tube wall for different cavity structures
    Fig. 7. Energy flux distribution of collector tube wall for different cavity structures
    Energy flux standard deviation of collector tube wall for different cavity structures
    Fig. 8. Energy flux standard deviation of collector tube wall for different cavity structures
    Maximum Nu for different collector tubes
    Fig. 9. Maximum Nu for different collector tubes
    Influence of vertical deviation on optical performance
    Fig. 10. Influence of vertical deviation on optical performance
    Influence of horizontal deviation on optical performance
    Fig. 11. Influence of horizontal deviation on optical performance
    (a) Flow chart and (b) physical photo of the test system
    Fig. 12. (a) Flow chart and (b) physical photo of the test system
    Normalized thermal collection efficiency
    Fig. 13. Normalized thermal collection efficiency
    ParameterValue
    Length L /mm1500
    Aperture width W /mm1500
    Focal length f /mm455
    Glass thickness d /mm3
    Reflectivity p0.91
    Table 1. Parameters of the parabolic trough concentrator
    ParameterValueParameterValue
    Opening width Wc/mm50Diameter of tube d /mm10
    Cavity width B /mm120Number of tube N7
    Cavity height H /mm100Reflectivity of inner surface Pcav0.7
    Cavity length Lc/mm1500Absorptivity of tube αtub0.8
    Table 2. Structure parameters of the cavity receiver
    Zhimin Wang, Rui Tian, Jingchao Qi, Peitao Li, Qiang Wei. Structural Design and Optical Performance of Inverted Trapezoidal Cavity Receiver[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2017, 37(12): 1222003
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