Assessment of Using Secondary Concentrators for Nonferrous Material Removal Applications
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- 7 May 2014
- journal article
- Published by Trans Tech Publications, Ltd. in Advanced Materials Research
- Vol. 939, 506-513
Abstract
The paper investigates using a secondary solar concentrator to augment the solar energy density focused by a primary concentrator (a paraboloid dish). The secondary concentrator protects the focal point from cooling by convection from wind, and also would harness all the solar rays reflected by the primary concentrator, resulting in reduced losses due to aberration and other errors in finding the focal point. The intended application is the utilization of solar energy for nonferrous material ablation that could potentially replace or assist industrial lasersKeywords
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