Ray Tracing Study of Optical Characteristics of the Solar Image in the Receiver for a Thermal Solar Parabolic Dish Collector

<div>(a) Ray tracing model of solar parabolic concentrator with traced rays. (b) Ray tracing model of solar spiral heat pipe with housing, SolTrace optical software tool, NREL, USA.</div>

Journal of Solar Energy

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Figure 7: Ray Tracing Study of Optical Characteristics of the Solar Image in the Receiver for a Thermal Solar Parabolic Dish Collector 