Open AccessIntegration of Monte-Carlo ray tracing with a stochastic optimisation method: application to the design of solar receiver geometry
Author(s) -
Charles-Alexis Asselineau,
José Zapata,
John Pye
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.23.00a437
Subject(s) - distributed ray tracing , ray tracing (physics) , monte carlo method , optics , radiative transfer , geometrical optics , computer science , beam tracing , solar energy , stochastic geometry , physics , mathematics , engineering , statistics , electrical engineering
A stochastic optimisation method adapted to illumination and radiative heat transfer problems involving Monte-Carlo ray-tracing is presented. A solar receiver shape optimisation case study illustrates the advantages of the method and its potential: efficient receivers are identified using a moderate computational cost.