Optical alignment and radiative flux characterization of a multi-source high-flux solar simulator
Solar Energy(2022)
Abstract
High-flux solar simulators are research-grade sources of artificial radiation mimicking optical characteristics of concentrating solar systems. They allow for experimental evaluation of high-temperature solar thermal devices and materials under controlled and reproducible conditions. In this study, we demonstrate the application of close-range photogrammetry in tandem with radiometry to optically align radiation modules of a multi-source high-flux solar simulator and to characterize its radiative output. The photogrammetric setup consists of photogrammetry targets, a digital camera and photogrammetry software. The radiometric measurements are conducted using mobile Lambertian targets, a heat flux gauge, and a complementary metal-oxide semi-conductor camera equipped with neutral density filters. An iterative procedure for adjusting lamp positions allows obtaining optical configurations of radiative modules meeting experimental requirements of high and ultra-high temperature solar thermal and thermochemical research. Close-range photogrammetry is demonstrated to be a convenient and effective method to obtain the as-built geometric configuration of the solar simulator setup. We report characteristics of an example radiative module configuration for a subset of six radiation modules. The peak and mean radiative fluxes over a 60-mm diameter flat target located in the focal plane are 3080 kW m(-2) and 1135 kW m(-2), respectively. The mean aiming error, defined as the average distance between theoretical and actual aiming points in the focal plane, is reduced from 37.20 mm to 4.50 mm for the pre-and post-alignment configurations, respectively.
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Key words
Close-range photogrammetry,Radiometry,High-flux,Solar simulator,Solar thermal,Solar chemistry
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