Atmospheric transmittance model for a solar beam propagating between a heliostat and a receiver
Abstract
Formulas for the atmospheric transmission of a solar beam propagating between a heliostat and a receiver atop a tower were derived. These formulas are wavelength-independent. The implicit and explicit physical variables contained in this transmittance model are discussed. Two computer programs developed to implement the transmittance model are described and a user's guide presented.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- February 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984STIN...8428716P
- Keywords:
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- Atmospheric Attenuation;
- Atmospheric Models;
- Heliostats;
- Solar Collectors;
- Sunlight;
- Wave Propagation;
- Computer Programs;
- Fortran;
- Light Scattering;
- Mathematical Models;
- Scattering Coefficients;
- Solar Radiation;
- Solar Physics