Optical performance of a seasonally adaptive asymmetric compound parabolic concentrator

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dc.contributor.advisorCooper, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorLenarduzzi Perez, Gianpaolo
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-08T14:40:09Z
dc.date.available2023-12-08T14:40:09Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-08
dc.date.updated2023-12-08T14:40:08Z
dc.degree.disciplineMechanical Engineering
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMASc - Master of Applied Science
dc.description.abstractStationary concentrators have the capabilities to supply power in residential and commercial applications, where typical required temperatures range between 20° and 400°. To advance the performance and possible applications of these devices, this work presents an innovative asymmetric stationary concentrator, called Seasonally Adaptive ACPC, which maximizes concentration by semi-annual solar pseudo-tracking. The concentrator is described, and its performance is analyzed using theoretical, numerical, and experimental methods. The former includes the adaptation of the source-acceptance map matching method for ACPCs and the theoretical performance of possible designs; and numerical studies used Monte Carlo ray tracing to investigate optical performance parameters. Experimental efforts involved measuring the optical performance of a practically relevant prototype (ϑin,1=0°, ϑin,2=90°, and a Cg=2×) in Toronto, Canada, using an innovative flux mapping procedure. Through this work, the Seasonally Adaptive ACPC was found to be a low-cost alternative to meet low to medium temperature heating demands at high latitudes.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/41722
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectMechanical engineering
dc.subjectAlternative energy
dc.subjectOptics
dc.subject.keywordsSolar thermal
dc.subject.keywordsConcentrated solar
dc.subject.keywordsAsymmetric compound parabolic concentrator
dc.subject.keywordsStationary concentrator
dc.subject.keywordsSeasonal change
dc.subject.keywordsSeasonal adaptive
dc.subject.keywordsFlux mapping
dc.subject.keywordsSolar desalination
dc.subject.keywordsSolar evaporation
dc.subject.keywordsSource - acceptance map matching
dc.subject.keywordsRestricted exit angles
dc.subject.keywordsFlux distribution
dc.titleOptical performance of a seasonally adaptive asymmetric compound parabolic concentrator
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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