NASA NTRS · 19890000513
Tracing Rays In A Solar Power System
Abstract
OFFSET is ray-tracing computer code for analysis of optics of solar collector. Code models distributions of solar flux within receiver cavity, produced by reflections from collector. Developed to model mathematically offset solar collector of solar dynamic electric power system being developed for Space Station Freedom. Used to develop revised collector-facet concept of four groups of toroidally contoured facets. Also used to develop methods for tailoring distribution of flux incident on receiver. Written in FORTRAN 77 (100 percent).
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Jefferies, Kent, Gallo, Chris. 1989-10-01. Tracing Rays In A Solar Power System. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19890000513
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