Deployable vertically oriented solar collectors utilizing all-inflated polymer construction

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dc.contributor.advisorCooper, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorTimpano, Matteo Damiano
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-28T21:12:40Z
dc.date.available2023-03-28T21:12:40Z
dc.date.copyright2022-07-08
dc.date.issued2023-03-28
dc.date.updated2023-03-28T21:12:40Z
dc.degree.disciplineMechanical Engineering
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMASc - Master of Applied Science
dc.description.abstractWe realize the first all-inflated and vertically oriented solar trough concentrator that targets a low-concentration, low-cost regime. First, we derive the maximum concentration for a circular mirror coupled to a circular receiver based on the full collection condition. We then develop the structural framework for mechanically permissible vertical collectors using Euler-Bernoulli beam theory and present a novel Monte Carlo ray tracing algorithm that applies to mirrors that deflect due to wind-loading. The coupled structural and optical study, along with experimental flux mapping and a new methodology involving lasers, informed the development of a final prototype measuring 12" in diameter and 9 ft tall that achieves a flux concentration of 2.13. The final on-sun experiment resulted in an outlet temperature of 40°C and an outlet power of approximately 10 W at an efficiency of 2 - 4%. Experimental results were then verified using a thermal simulation using Simulink.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/40952
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectMechanical engineering
dc.subjectOptics
dc.subjectAlternative energy
dc.subject.keywordsSolar energy
dc.subject.keywordsSolar collector
dc.subject.keywordsInflated
dc.subject.keywordsVertical
dc.subject.keywordsMaximum concentration
dc.subject.keywordsLow cost
dc.subject.keywordsLow concentration
dc.subject.keywordsNon-imaging optics
dc.subject.keywordsTransmission angle
dc.subject.keywordsFlux distribution
dc.subject.keywordsFull collection
dc.subject.keywordsWrinkling moment
dc.subject.keywordsEuler-Bernoulli
dc.subject.keywordsSolar selectivity
dc.subject.keywordsReceiver tube
dc.subject.keywordsMonte Carlo ray tracing
dc.subject.keywordsThermal network
dc.subject.keywordsSimulink
dc.subject.keywordsFlux mapping
dc.subject.keywordsThermal efficiency
dc.titleDeployable vertically oriented solar collectors utilizing all-inflated polymer construction
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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