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plane is approximately 0.9 assuming an absorption loss of 70 1W. A. Baum and J. P. Strong, Solar Furnace Support
Studies, AFMDC TR 58-7 (also AD 185014), pp. -5788, 1-958.
0.1 for a single re?ection at its re?ector surface. For
2 W. Culver, US. Patent 294,117, Feb. 26, 1884.
maximum concentrating power, determined Lby designing
1973?. G. Eneas, U.S.' Patents 670,916 and 670,917, Mar. 26,
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sion of radiation can occur, such as chromium doped
sapphire (ruby), is mated to the smaller end of the trun
cated cone so that the concentrated solar energy is trans
vention;
cone.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a solar concentrator sys 75 area of diameter b is equal to approximately 0.4 centi
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meter, the axial length 0 is equal to approximately ten
centimeters, the cone half-angle ,8 is equal to approximate
ly two degrees, the f/ number is equal to approximately
(f/ 0.4), the index of refraotor n is equal to approximately
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parameters, can attain instantaneous temperatures in ex
cess of 90% of the suns nominal surface temperature
compared with temperatures of less than 60% for that of
a sole paraboloidal re?ector. However, at such high tem
peratures, a shutter must be placed in front of lens 11
a material of high emissivity, such as carbon black, to con 70 between parallel edges. Also, as the number of output
beams are increased, the output beam widths are corre
vert the incident electromagnetic energy to heat. One ad
spondingly reduced. Since the absorption path of the
vantage of this invention for solar furnace application is
optical pumping power is approximately one hundred
the high uniformity of temperature at the surface of mate
times smaller than in the conventional rod shaped con
rial 12. In addition, the solar concentrator system of
FIG. 2, with the above numerical values for the system 75 ?guration, the chromuim doping of the sapphire for the
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