Integration of Monte-Carlo ray tracing with a stochastic optimisation method: Application to the design of solar receiver geometry

Asselineau, Charles-AlexisZapata, JosePye, John2015-12-102015-12-10December 29781557527561http://hdl.handle.net/1885/69565A stochastic optimisation combined with Monte-Carlo ray-tracing is applied to solar receiver shape design. Efficient receivers are determined using a moderate computational cost. A case study is presented to show the results of the method.Integration of Monte-Carlo ray tracing with a stochastic optimisation method: Application to the design of solar receiver geometry20142015-12-10