Principle and technologies
Solar furnaces
Article REF: BE8849 V1
Principle and technologies
Solar furnaces

Author : Gilles FLAMANT

Publication date: January 10, 2008 | Lire en français

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1. Principle and technologies

Many elements of this paragraph are borrowed from the reference .

1.1 Concentration systems

Solar radiation can be concentrated by refraction (lens) or reflection (mirror). Solar furnaces fall into the latter category.

A concentrating system increases the density of the flux arriving on a device responsible for absorbing the radiation, known as the "receiver".

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