Evaluation of Optical performance of Solar Concentrator with Laminated Steel Reflectors

P. Jeyasankar¹ , R.V. Jeba Rajasekhar²

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Isroset-Journal
Vol.6 , Issue.4 , pp.95-96, Aug-2018

CrossRef-DOI:   https://doi.org/10.26438/ijsrpas/v6i4.9596

Online published on Aug 31, 2018

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Abstract :
Experimentation on reflector and concentrator is required for their effective utilization in energy-intensive sectors. In this connection, the present research work was devoted to experimentally assess the basic characteristics of reflector and concentrator as per BIS and MNRE specifications. It was found that the reflectance of laminated steel reflector was 80.0%. It was also found that the attainable stagnation temperature by using concentrator was 250.2C. The experimentation revealed that the optical performance of solar concentrator was 51.1%. As the optical characteristics of the components determine the thermal and optical performance of the concentrators, it could be concluded that the novel reflector of laminated steel material would be utilized in solar concentrators.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Solar concentrator – Laminated steel reflector – Enhanced reflectance-Elevated optical performance

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