Construction and Optical Testing of Inflatable Membrane Mirror Using Structured Light Technique
Joint Authors
Patiño-Jiménez, Felipe
Nahmad-Molinari, Yuri
Moreno-Oliva, Víctor Iván
De Los Santos-García, Fátima
Santiago-Alvarado, Agustin
Source
International Journal of Photoenergy
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-08-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Construction and characterization of an inflatable mirror prototype made out of flexible polymeric membranes are being presented.
Surfaces were curved by imposing a slight excess of air pressure.
Lightweighted, lowcost, and commercially available materials were selected in order to produce solar concentration elements at competitive prices.
In this sense, large-area, image-forming mirrors with low optical acuity were achieved by concentration purposes.
Optical characterization of the mirror’s shape at a given pressure or curvature radius was done by means of a structuredlight technique with a resolution of 0.1 mm finding a conical shape acquired by the inflated mirror as the best approximation.
Concentration ratio achieved for a focal length of 5068 mm was of 25.1 suns, making a promising approach for lowering initial investment costs in applications such as hot-water, parabolic dish with Stirling engines, or concentrated photovoltaic electricity generation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Patiño-Jiménez, Felipe& Nahmad-Molinari, Yuri& Moreno-Oliva, Víctor Iván& De Los Santos-García, Fátima& Santiago-Alvarado, Agustin. 2015. Construction and Optical Testing of Inflatable Membrane Mirror Using Structured Light Technique. International Journal of Photoenergy،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Patiño-Jiménez, Felipe…[et al.]. Construction and Optical Testing of Inflatable Membrane Mirror Using Structured Light Technique. International Journal of Photoenergy No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Patiño-Jiménez, Felipe& Nahmad-Molinari, Yuri& Moreno-Oliva, Víctor Iván& De Los Santos-García, Fátima& Santiago-Alvarado, Agustin. Construction and Optical Testing of Inflatable Membrane Mirror Using Structured Light Technique. International Journal of Photoenergy. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1066388
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1066388