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Determination of the interference between the elements of a central-receiver solar system

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Il Nuovo Cimento C

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This work deals with the problem of determining the shadow and blocking effects between the rectangular heliostats of a central-receiver system for the utilization of solar energy. The type of approach followed is the McFee approach, suitably generalized. Indications are also given regarding the calculation of the density of radiation collected on a receiver assumed to be flat.

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Questo lavoro affronta il problema della determinazione degli effetti di shadow e blocking tra eliostati rettangolari di un sistema a ricevitore centrale ai fini dello sfruttamento dell'energia solare. Il tipo di approccio seguíto è quello di McFee, opportunamente generalizzato. Si forniscono anche indicazioni per il calcolo della densità di radiazione raccolta sul ricevitore che qui è considerato piatto.

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  1. Istituto di Fisica dell'Università, Milano

    U. Facchini, G. Sassi & A. Longhetto

  2. Centro Ricerche Termiche Nucleari, E.N.E.L., Milano

    F. Parrini

  3. Istituto di Cosmogeofisica del CNR, Torino

    A. Longhetto

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  1. U. Facchini
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Il presente lavoro è oggetto di un contratto di ricerca fra il CRTN, ENEL e l'Istituto di Fisica dell'Università di Milano.

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Facchini, U., Sassi, G., Parrini, F. et al. Determination of the interference between the elements of a central-receiver solar system. Il Nuovo Cimento C 5, 84–98 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02507690

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