Open AccessExperimental Simulation of Solar Aqua Lens Concentrator
Author(s) -
Ankur Patel,
Prakash Patil
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of engineering and advanced technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2249-8958
DOI - 10.35940/ijeat.b2340.129219
Subject(s) - focal length , optics , focal point , lens (geology) , foil method , deformation (meteorology) , materials science , concentrator , curvature , finite element method , radius , point (geometry) , nonimaging optics , thermal , radius of curvature , cardinal point , physics , composite material , geometry , mathematics , computer science , mean curvature , computer security , mean curvature flow , thermodynamics , meteorology
The lens was built from readily available materials in the market. The liquid used in lenses were tap water, 30% sugar solution in the hyper elastic low density polyethylene foil. The experimental set up was exposed to sunlight. The focal length point and light intensities were measured at that focal point spot, concentration ratio at each focal point was calculated. The concentration ratio is inversely proportional to focal point. The experimental data was tabulated. The theoretical lens radius of curvature and deformation of lens was validated by ANSYS finite Element Modeling (FEM).The lens deformation of hyper elastic foil was also compare with AUTO CAD. Solar aqua concentrator can be used where high focusing thermal application is required.