Research Article
Truncation Effect of a Three-Dimensional Compound Parabolic Concentrator on the Solar Flux at the Input of the Receiver of a 30 kWe Solar Tower Power Plant
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-031-23116-2_20, author={Kory Faye and Mactar Faye and El Hadji Ibrahima Ciss\^{e} and Ababacar Thiam and Vincent Sambou}, title={Truncation Effect of a Three-Dimensional Compound Parabolic Concentrator on the Solar Flux at the Input of the Receiver of a 30 kWe Solar Tower Power Plant}, proceedings={Innovations and Interdisciplinary Solutions for Underserved Areas. 5th EAI International Conference, InterSol 2022, Abuja, Nigeria, March 23-24, 2022, Proceedings}, proceedings_a={INTERSOL}, year={2023}, month={2}, keywords={Truncation effect Tree-dimensional compound parabolic concentrator Solar flux Solar receiver}, doi={10.1007/978-3-031-23116-2_20} }- Kory Faye
Mactar Faye
El Hadji Ibrahima Cissé
Ababacar Thiam
Vincent Sambou
Year: 2023
Truncation Effect of a Three-Dimensional Compound Parabolic Concentrator on the Solar Flux at the Input of the Receiver of a 30 kWe Solar Tower Power Plant
INTERSOL
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-23116-2_20
Abstract
The length of compound parabolic concentrator affects the performance of solar tower power plant. This study investigates the truncation effect of a three-dimensional compound parabolic concentrator (3D-CPC) on the solar flux at the input of the solar receiver of a 30 kWe solar tower power plant. Firstly, the three-dimensional compound parabolic concentrator (3D-CPC) is firstly sized and designed in SolidWorks software. Then, the 3D-CPC is meshed in Ansys Meshing into 2516 elements before being designed in Soltrace software. Finally, Monte Carlo ray racing (MCRT) method is used to simulate the operation of the solar tower power plant with the 3D-CPC truncated at 0°, 35°, 40° and 55°. The optical simulation results showed that the 3D-CPC increases the concentration ratio by a factor of 4.91 with an optical efficiency of 80.12%. The 3D-CPC truncated at 35° collected a higher solar flux than the others 3D-CPC. This shows that the truncation of 3D-CPC has effect on the solar flux at the input of the receiver.
