The horizontal-axis solar furnace at the Central Receiver Test Facility
- 1 November 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in High Temperature Technology
- Vol. 1 (2) , 113-114
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02619180.1982.11753191
Abstract
A new horizontal-axis solar furnace is being used for: calibrating sensors for high solar flux-densities; evaluating high temperature materials and coatings; solar chemistry research; and determining thermophysical properties of materials and surfaces. The furnace uses a 50 m2 flat heliostat and a 6.7 m diameter parabolic concentrator to produce a 130 mm diameter beam. The peak concentration is over 4000 and could generate temperatures over 2800 K. The total power is over 16 k W.Keywords
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