FluxTracer is a new open source computer program being developed by the Cyprus Institute in close collaboration with the Australian National University. It is an experimental post-processor for Monte Carlo Ray Tracer (MCRT) simulations. By post-processing the rays generated by a MCRT, FluxTracer can provide information useful to analyze the distribution of the concentrated solar radiation in user-defined 3D-regions of interest within a solar concentrator. This paper presents the application of FluxTracer, to analyze the focal region of the heliostat field of the solar tower power plant considered as reference within the Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative (ASTRI) and demonstrates the usefulness of the program in optimizing the dimensions of external cylindrical receivers or in providing guidance with regard to new receiver geometries of potential interest.
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25 July 2019
SolarPACES 2018: International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems
2–5 October 2018
Casablanca, Morocco
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July 25 2019
Analysis of the focal region of the heliostat field of the ASTRI reference plant with fluxtracer
Manuel Blanco;
Manuel Blanco
a)
1
The Cyprus Institute. Athalassa Campus
. 20 Konstantinou Kavafi Street, 2121 Aglantzia. Nicosia. Cyprus
a)Corresponding author: m.blanco@cyi.ac.cy
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Marios Constantinou;
Marios Constantinou
1
The Cyprus Institute. Athalassa Campus
. 20 Konstantinou Kavafi Street, 2121 Aglantzia. Nicosia. Cyprus
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Clotilde Corsi;
Clotilde Corsi
2
Australian National University, Research School of Engineering
, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia
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Victor Grigoriev;
Victor Grigoriev
1
The Cyprus Institute. Athalassa Campus
. 20 Konstantinou Kavafi Street, 2121 Aglantzia. Nicosia. Cyprus
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Kypros Milidonis;
Kypros Milidonis
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The Cyprus Institute. Athalassa Campus
. 20 Konstantinou Kavafi Street, 2121 Aglantzia. Nicosia. Cyprus
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Constantinos F. Panagiotou;
Constantinos F. Panagiotou
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The Cyprus Institute. Athalassa Campus
. 20 Konstantinou Kavafi Street, 2121 Aglantzia. Nicosia. Cyprus
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Costas N. Papanicolas;
Costas N. Papanicolas
1
The Cyprus Institute. Athalassa Campus
. 20 Konstantinou Kavafi Street, 2121 Aglantzia. Nicosia. Cyprus
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John Pye;
John Pye
2
Australian National University, Research School of Engineering
, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia
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Evgeny Votyakov
Evgeny Votyakov
1
The Cyprus Institute. Athalassa Campus
. 20 Konstantinou Kavafi Street, 2121 Aglantzia. Nicosia. Cyprus
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a)Corresponding author: m.blanco@cyi.ac.cy
AIP Conf. Proc. 2126, 170002 (2019)
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Manuel Blanco, Marios Constantinou, Clotilde Corsi, Victor Grigoriev, Kypros Milidonis, Constantinos F. Panagiotou, Costas N. Papanicolas, John Pye, Evgeny Votyakov; Analysis of the focal region of the heliostat field of the ASTRI reference plant with fluxtracer. AIP Conf. Proc. 25 July 2019; 2126 (1): 170002. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5117672
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