The tracking and ray tracing equations for the target-aligned heliostat for solar tower power plants have been derived in this paper. Based on the equations, a new module for analysis of the target-aligned heliostat with an asymmetric surface has been developed and incorporated in the code HFLD....

The ray tracing equations for the beam-down solar concentrator have been derived in this paper. Based on the equations, a new module for the simulation of the beam-down solar concentrating system has been developed and incorporated into the code HFLD. To validate the ray tracing equations, a...

A new method for the design of the heliostat field layout for solar tower power plant is proposed. In the new method, the heliostat boundary is constrained by the receiver geometrical aperture and the efficiency factor which is the product of the annual cosine efficiency and the annual...

In the concentrated solar power system, the mirror facets of the solar concentrator have to be aligned correctly in order to obtain an optimally focused solar flux at the receiver. In mirror assembly, therefore, it is necessary to develop an accurate, inexpensive and fast measurement method to...

DAHAN, the pioneer 1MWe CRS (central receiver system) funded by Ministry of Sciences and Technology (MOST), which can be regarded as the milestone in solar thermal power development in China, is now under construction at the foot of The Great Wall nearby Beijing. The major objective of the...

This paper presents a unified simple correlation for estimating specific chemical exergy of solid and liquid fuels on dry basis. The specific chemical exergy of a dry fuel was split into two contributions: chemical of exergies of organic matter and inorganic matter, respectively. To estimate...

This paper studies complete-information, all-pay contests with asymmetric players competing for multiple heterogeneous prizes. In these contests, each player chooses a performance level or score. The first prize is awarded to the player with the highest score,the second,less valuable prize to...

This paper studies a complete-information bargaining game with one buyer and multiple sellers of di¤erent ?sizes? or bargaining strengths. The bargaining order is determined by the buyer. If the buyer can commit to a bargaining order, there is a unique subgame perfect equilibrium outcome where...

In an age of increased necessity for competitiveness of nations and at a time when the world economy is facing recession, this book explores the possible trajectory of ASEAN – arguably one of the most dynamic areas in the world – as a regional economic and political bloc. The...