Assessment of Using Secondary Concentrators for Nonferrous Material Removal Applications

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 lasers

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 939)
• Pages: 506-513
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.939.506
• Online since: May 2014
• Authors: Abdul Hai Alami*
• Keywords: Concentrated Solar Energy, Nonferrous Material Ablation, Solar Manufacturing

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