Optical design of a high radiative flux solar furnace for Mexico

USO DE UN REACTOR DE PLACA PLANA (TiO2/VIDRIO) PARA LA DEGRADACIÓN DE 2,5-DICLOROFENOL POR FOTOCATÁLISIS SOLAR

“…Estas condiciones se presentan sobre todo en los estados del noroeste, como Durango (Riveros-Rosas et al 2010). Por ello, los estados de dicha región se convierten en potenciales usuarios de tecnologías que utilicen la radiación solar en el tratamiento de aguas residuales.…”

Comparison of thermochemical, electrolytic, photoelectrolytic and photochemical solar-to-hydrogen production technologies

“…Various cycles require different temperature inputs, which establish the availability of energy sources. Currently, a high temperature up to 3500 C can be obtained with solar concentrating furnaces at laboratory and pilot scales [27,28]. By comparison, the maximum temperature of Generation IV nuclear reactors planned for the future is up to 1000 C [29,30].…”

Analysis of the influence of the site in the final energy cost of solar furnaces for its use in industrial applications

“…Solar furnaces are devices that, thanks to their optical configuration, have been used for research and development tasks that require high temperatures (Bliss, 1957;Glaser, 1958;Trombe and Le Phat Vinh, 1973;Suresh et al, 1981;Neumann and Groer, 1996;Riveros-Rosas et al, 2010;Villafán-Vidales et al, 2011). A solar furnace provides an enclosed space, partially protected from environmental conditions, for conducting experiments and prototype testing for the use of concentrated solar energy under laboratory controlled conditions (Bliss, 1957;Glaser, 1958).…”

“…The potential use of solar furnaces for the industry has been discussed for years due to the wide range of advantages derived from its use: free and infinite source of energy (the sun), high energy flux density (more than 5000 suns of mean irradiance) (Bliss, 1957;Neumann and Groer, 1996;Riveros-Rosas et al, 2010), modulation and control of the flux, among others. One limiting issue for commercial use of solar furnaces is the need of a heliostat which redirects the solar radiation from the Sun to the solar furnace http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2015.05.032 0038-092X/Ó 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.…”