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Demonstrating SolarPILOT’s Python API Through Heliostat Optimal Aimpoint Strategy Use Case

William T. Hamilton, Michael J. Wagner, Alexander J. Zolan
Proc. ASME. ES2021, ASME 2021 15th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T02A001, June 16–18, 2021
Paper No: ES2021-60502
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2021-60502
View Paper titled, Demonstrating SolarPILOT’s Python API Through Heliostat Optimal Aimpoint Strategy Use Case
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Topics: American Petroleum Institute, Solar energy, Computer software, Concentrating solar power, Engines, Graphical user interfaces, Ray tracing, Reflectance, Renewable energy
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Pairing Directional Solar Inputs From Ray Tracing to Solar Receiver/Reactor Heat Transfer Models on Unstructured Meshes: Development and Case Studies

H. Evan Bush, Andrew J. Schrader, Peter G. Loutzenhiser
Proc. ASME. ES2020, ASME 2020 14th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T02A003, June 17–18, 2020
Paper No: ES2020-1615
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2020-1615
View Paper titled, Pairing Directional Solar Inputs From Ray Tracing to Solar Receiver/Reactor Heat Transfer Models on Unstructured Meshes: Development and Case Studies
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Topics: Heat transfer, Ray tracing, Solar energy
Proceedings Papers

Optical Ray-Tracing Performance Modeling of Quartz Half-Shell Tubes Aperture Cover for Falling Particle Receiver

Julius Yellowhair, Clifford K. Ho
Proc. ASME. ES2019, ASME 2019 13th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T03A012, July 14–17, 2019
Paper No: ES2019-3927
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2019-3927
View Paper titled, Optical Ray-Tracing Performance Modeling of Quartz Half-Shell Tubes Aperture Cover for Falling Particle Receiver
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Topics: Modeling, Particulate matter, Quartz, Ray tracing, Shells
Proceedings Papers

Intensity Distribution From a Single-Bulb Solar Simulator Identification Through Inverse Ray Tracing

Mostafa Abuseada, Nesrin Ozalp
Proc. ASME. ES2019, ASME 2019 13th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T03A004, July 14–17, 2019
Paper No: ES2019-3860
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2019-3860
View Paper titled, Intensity Distribution From a Single-Bulb Solar Simulator Identification Through Inverse Ray Tracing
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Topics: Ray tracing, Solar energy
Proceedings Papers

Development of a Novel Solar Photoelectrochemical Tandem Reactor With a Perforated Photocathode for Simultaneous Hydrogen Production and Waste Water Treatment

Michael Wullenkord, Christian Jung, Olena Smirnova, Christian Sattler
Proc. ASME. ES2018, ASME 2018 12th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T10A002, June 24–28, 2018
Paper No: ES2018-7187
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2018-7187
View Paper titled, Development of a Novel Solar Photoelectrochemical Tandem Reactor With a Perforated Photocathode for Simultaneous Hydrogen Production and Waste Water Treatment
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Topics: Hydrogen production, Solar energy, Wastewater treatment, Membranes, Water, Design, Electrolytes, Flow (Dynamics), Hydrogen, Transparency
Proceedings Papers

Design Using Ray Tracing for a Solar Chemistry Test Module

Clayton Nguyen, Lu Shen, Sheldon Jeter, Peter Loutzenhiser
Proc. ASME. ES2018, ASME 2018 12th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T11A006, June 24–28, 2018
Paper No: ES2018-7502
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2018-7502
View Paper titled, Design Using Ray Tracing for a Solar Chemistry Test Module
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Topics: Design, Ray tracing, Solar chemistry, Cooling, Mirrors, Construction, Flat plates, Geometry, Irradiation (Radiation exposure), Particulate matter
Proceedings Papers

Design and Testing of a Novel Bladed Receiver

Jesus D. Ortega, Joshua M. Christian, Clifford K. Ho
Proc. ASME. ES2017, ASME 2017 11th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T05A007, June 26–30, 2017
Paper No: ES2017-3524
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2017-3524
View Paper titled, Design and Testing of a Novel Bladed Receiver
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Topics: Design, Testing, Blades, Temperature, Solar energy, Computational fluid dynamics, ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Fins, Flow (Dynamics), Fluids
Proceedings Papers

Calorimetric Evaluation of Novel Concentrating Solar Receiver Geometries With Enhanced Effective Solar Absorptance

Jesus D. Ortega, Julius E. Yellowhair, Clifford K. Ho, Joshua M. Christian, Charles E. Andraka
Proc. ASME. ES2016, Volume 1: Biofuels, Hydrogen, Syngas, and Alternate Fuels; CHP and Hybrid Power and Energy Systems; Concentrating Solar Power; Energy Storage; Environmental, Economic, and Policy Considerations of Advanced Energy Systems; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Photovoltaics; Posters; Solar Chemistry; Sustainable Building Energy Systems; Sustainable Infrastructure and Transportation; Thermodynamic Analysis of Energy Systems; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T04A012, June 26–30, 2016
Paper No: ES2016-59463
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2016-59463
View Paper titled, Calorimetric Evaluation of Novel Concentrating Solar Receiver Geometries With Enhanced Effective Solar Absorptance
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Topics: Solar energy, Temperature, Thermal efficiency, Coatings, Computational fluid dynamics, Fluids, Solar power, Air flow, Atmospheric pressure, Data acquisition systems
Proceedings Papers

Design and Modeling of Light-Trapping Tubular Receiver Panels

Joshua M. Christian, Jesus D. Ortega, Clifford K. Ho, Julius Yellowhair
Proc. ASME. ES2016, Volume 1: Biofuels, Hydrogen, Syngas, and Alternate Fuels; CHP and Hybrid Power and Energy Systems; Concentrating Solar Power; Energy Storage; Environmental, Economic, and Policy Considerations of Advanced Energy Systems; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Photovoltaics; Posters; Solar Chemistry; Sustainable Building Energy Systems; Sustainable Infrastructure and Transportation; Thermodynamic Analysis of Energy Systems; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T04A005, June 26–30, 2016
Paper No: ES2016-59158
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2016-59158
View Paper titled, Design and Modeling of Light-Trapping Tubular Receiver Panels
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Topics: Design, Modeling, Fins, Solar energy, Computational fluid dynamics, Ray tracing, Testing, Cooling, Finite element analysis, Heat losses
Proceedings Papers

Optical Performance of Bladed Receivers for CSP Systems

Ye Wang, Charles-Alexis Asselineau, Joe Coventry, John Pye
Proc. ASME. ES2016, Volume 1: Biofuels, Hydrogen, Syngas, and Alternate Fuels; CHP and Hybrid Power and Energy Systems; Concentrating Solar Power; Energy Storage; Environmental, Economic, and Policy Considerations of Advanced Energy Systems; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Photovoltaics; Posters; Solar Chemistry; Sustainable Building Energy Systems; Sustainable Infrastructure and Transportation; Thermodynamic Analysis of Energy Systems; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T04A026, June 26–30, 2016
Paper No: ES2016-59693
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2016-59693
View Paper titled, Optical Performance of Bladed Receivers for CSP Systems
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Topics: Blades, Cavities, Concentrating solar power, Design, Ray tracing, Solar energy, Test facilities
Proceedings Papers

Optical Analysis of a New Point Focus Fresnel Concentrator

Hany Al-Ansary, Shaker Alaqel, Eldwin Djajadiwinata, Abdullah Mohammed
Proc. ASME. ES2015, Volume 1: Advances in Solar Buildings and Conservation; Climate Control and the Environment; Alternate Fuels and Infrastructure; ARPA-E; Combined Energy Cycles, CHP, CCHP, and Smart Grids; Concentrating Solar Power; Economic, Environmental, and Policy Aspects of Alternate Energy; Geothermal Energy, Harvesting, Ocean Energy and Other Emerging Technologies; Hydrogen Energy Technologies; Low/Zero Emission Power Plants and Carbon Sequestration; Micro and Nano Technology Applications and Materials, V001T05A008, June 28–July 2, 2015
Paper No: ES2015-49340
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2015-49340
View Paper titled, Optical Analysis of a New Point Focus Fresnel Concentrator
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Topics: Design, Energy generation, Engineering prototypes, Errors, Heat, Mirrors, Particulate matter, Photovoltaics, Ray tracing, Solar radiation
Proceedings Papers

Solar Concentrator Shape Characterisation Using Composite Light-Field Imaging

Oliver Garbrecht, José Zapata, Reinhold Kneer
Proc. ASME. ES2015, Volume 1: Advances in Solar Buildings and Conservation; Climate Control and the Environment; Alternate Fuels and Infrastructure; ARPA-E; Combined Energy Cycles, CHP, CCHP, and Smart Grids; Concentrating Solar Power; Economic, Environmental, and Policy Aspects of Alternate Energy; Geothermal Energy, Harvesting, Ocean Energy and Other Emerging Technologies; Hydrogen Energy Technologies; Low/Zero Emission Power Plants and Carbon Sequestration; Micro and Nano Technology Applications and Materials, V001T05A021, June 28–July 2, 2015
Paper No: ES2015-49649
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2015-49649
View Paper titled, Solar Concentrator Shape Characterisation Using Composite Light-Field Imaging
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Topics: Composite materials, Imaging, Shapes, Solar energy concentrators, Mirrors, Design, Sensors, Algorithms, Drops, Electromagnetic scattering
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Design and Characterization of a 7.2 KW Solar Simulator

Antoine Boubault, Julius Yellowhair, Clifford K. Ho
Proc. ASME. ES2015, Volume 1: Advances in Solar Buildings and Conservation; Climate Control and the Environment; Alternate Fuels and Infrastructure; ARPA-E; Combined Energy Cycles, CHP, CCHP, and Smart Grids; Concentrating Solar Power; Economic, Environmental, and Policy Aspects of Alternate Energy; Geothermal Energy, Harvesting, Ocean Energy and Other Emerging Technologies; Hydrogen Energy Technologies; Low/Zero Emission Power Plants and Carbon Sequestration; Micro and Nano Technology Applications and Materials, V001T05A017, June 28–July 2, 2015
Paper No: ES2015-49472
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2015-49472
View Paper titled, Design and Characterization of a 7.2 KW Solar Simulator
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Topics: Design, Solar energy, Computer-aided design, Computer software, Concentrating solar power, Metals, Ray tracing, Shapes, Testing
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Design of a Secondary Concentrator for a Small Particle Heat Exchange Receiver

Olivier Berchtold, Fletcher Miller
Proc. ASME. ES2015, Volume 1: Advances in Solar Buildings and Conservation; Climate Control and the Environment; Alternate Fuels and Infrastructure; ARPA-E; Combined Energy Cycles, CHP, CCHP, and Smart Grids; Concentrating Solar Power; Economic, Environmental, and Policy Aspects of Alternate Energy; Geothermal Energy, Harvesting, Ocean Energy and Other Emerging Technologies; Hydrogen Energy Technologies; Low/Zero Emission Power Plants and Carbon Sequestration; Micro and Nano Technology Applications and Materials, V001T05A005, June 28–July 2, 2015
Paper No: ES2015-49310
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2015-49310
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Topics: Design, Heat, Particulate matter, Simulation, FORTRAN, Absorption, Combined cycles, Energy generation, Geometry, Matlab
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Coupled Optical-Thermal-Fluid Modeling of a Directly Heated Tubular Solar Receiver for Supercritical CO 2 Brayton Cycle

Jesus D. Ortega, Sagar D. Khivsara, Joshua M. Christian, Julius E. Yellowhair, Clifford K. Ho
Proc. ASME. ES2015, Volume 1: Advances in Solar Buildings and Conservation; Climate Control and the Environment; Alternate Fuels and Infrastructure; ARPA-E; Combined Energy Cycles, CHP, CCHP, and Smart Grids; Concentrating Solar Power; Economic, Environmental, and Policy Aspects of Alternate Energy; Geothermal Energy, Harvesting, Ocean Energy and Other Emerging Technologies; Hydrogen Energy Technologies; Low/Zero Emission Power Plants and Carbon Sequestration; Micro and Nano Technology Applications and Materials, V001T05A018, June 28–July 2, 2015
Paper No: ES2015-49474
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2015-49474
View Paper titled, Coupled Optical-Thermal-Fluid Modeling of a Directly Heated Tubular Solar Receiver for Supercritical CO 2 Brayton Cycle
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Topics: Brayton cycle, Fluids, Modeling, Solar energy, Supercritical carbon dioxide, Temperature, Computational fluid dynamics, Radiation (Physics), Absorption, Concentrating solar power
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Optical Modeling of Reflectivity Loss Caused by Dust Deposition on CSP Mirrors and Restoration of Energy Yield by Electrodynamic Dust Removal

Jeremy Stark, Julius Yellowhair, John N. Hudelson, Mark Horenstein, Malay Mazumder
Proc. ASME. ES2014, Volume 1: Combined Energy Cycles, CHP, CCHP, and Smart Grids; Concentrating Solar Power, Solar Thermochemistry and Thermal Energy Storage; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Hydrogen Energy Technologies; Low/Zero Emission Power Plants and Carbon Sequestration; Photovoltaics; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T02A031, June 30–July 2, 2014
Paper No: ES2014-6506
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2014-6506
View Paper titled, Optical Modeling of Reflectivity Loss Caused by Dust Deposition on CSP Mirrors and Restoration of Energy Yield by Electrodynamic Dust Removal
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Topics: Dust, Dust removal, Mirrors, Modeling, Reflectance, Solar energy, Transparency, Electrodes, Reflection, Climate
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Modeling of a High-Temperature-Serpentine External Tubular Receiver Using Supercritical CO 2

Samia Afrin, Jesus D. Ortega, Clifford K. Ho, Vinod Kumar
Proc. ASME. ES2014, Volume 1: Combined Energy Cycles, CHP, CCHP, and Smart Grids; Concentrating Solar Power, Solar Thermochemistry and Thermal Energy Storage; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Hydrogen Energy Technologies; Low/Zero Emission Power Plants and Carbon Sequestration; Photovoltaics; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T02A011, June 30–July 2, 2014
Paper No: ES2014-6376
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2014-6376
View Paper titled, Modeling of a High-Temperature-Serpentine External Tubular Receiver Using Supercritical CO 2
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Topics: Modeling, Supercritical carbon dioxide, Temperature, Thermal efficiency, Radiation (Physics), Computational fluid dynamics, Design, Fluids, Heat transfer, Pressure
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Evaluation of Solar Optical Modeling Tools for Modeling Complex Receiver Geometries

Julius Yellowhair, Joshua M. Christian, Clifford K. Ho
Proc. ASME. ES2014, Volume 1: Combined Energy Cycles, CHP, CCHP, and Smart Grids; Concentrating Solar Power, Solar Thermochemistry and Thermal Energy Storage; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Hydrogen Energy Technologies; Low/Zero Emission Power Plants and Carbon Sequestration; Photovoltaics; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T02A048, June 30–July 2, 2014
Paper No: ES2014-6620
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2014-6620
View Paper titled, Evaluation of Solar Optical Modeling Tools for Modeling Complex Receiver Geometries
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Topics: Modeling, Solar energy, Ray tracing, Computation, Design, Errors, Flat plates, Geometry, Preferences, Test facilities
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Design of a Concentrator With a Rectangular Flat Focus and Operation With a Suspension Reactor for Experiments in the Field of Photocatalytic Water Splitting

Michael Wullenkord, Christian Jung, Christian Sattler
Proc. ASME. ES2014, Volume 1: Combined Energy Cycles, CHP, CCHP, and Smart Grids; Concentrating Solar Power, Solar Thermochemistry and Thermal Energy Storage; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Hydrogen Energy Technologies; Low/Zero Emission Power Plants and Carbon Sequestration; Photovoltaics; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T02A034, June 30–July 2, 2014
Paper No: ES2014-6546
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2014-6546
View Paper titled, Design of a Concentrator With a Rectangular Flat Focus and Operation With a Suspension Reactor for Experiments in the Field of Photocatalytic Water Splitting
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Topics: Design, Water, Ultraviolet radiation, Solar energy concentrators, Solar energy, Absorption, Aluminum, Carbon, Catalysts, Education
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Analysis of a Hybrid PV/T Concept Based on Wavelength Selective Films

Tejas U. Ulavi, Jane H. Davidson, Tim Hebrink
Proc. ASME. ES2013, ASME 2013 7th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T01A001, July 14–19, 2013
Paper No: ES2013-18011
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2013-18011
View Paper titled, Analysis of a Hybrid PV/T Concept Based on Wavelength Selective Films
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Topics: Wavelength, Electrical efficiency, Energy generation, Geometry, Ray tracing, Roofs, Solar energy, Solar spectrum, Thin films