IMPACT: A novel device for in-situ thermo-mechanical investigation of materials under concentrated sunlight

Evaluation of thermal shock resistance of silicon oxycarbide materials for high-temperature receiver applications

“…Currently approaches are focused on metallic and ceramic materials (Kennedy, 2002) and there are several studies of the experimental, theoretical and simulated behaviour of different materials under concentrated solar radiation. (Fend et al, 2004), (Rojas-Morín and Fernández-Reche, 2011), (Boubault et al, 2012), (Boubault et al, 2014), (Capeillêre et al, 2014), (Morris et al, 2015), (Charpentier and Caliot, 2017), (Lalaua et al, 2017). Metallic materials (i.e.…”

Accelerated aging of absorber coatings for CSP receivers under real high solar flux – Evolution of their optical properties

“…For some samples and some characteristics, there has not been any change. The figures below (Figure 10 to 14) show the cases where an evolution is considered as significant (see 3.2.3).…”

“…A Solar Accelerated Aging Facility (Figure 4) has been designed at PROMES-CNRS laboratory, in Odeillo (France) based on the facility used for a previous study [13]. The measurement and the control of the solar flux received by the sample were improved by Y. Lalau et al [14].…”

Estudio del envejecimiento acelerado bajo radiación solar concentrada de vidrios de oxicarburo como receptores de alta temperatura

“…Morris et al [5] ensayan materials metálicos e intermetálicos. Lalau et al [1,6] emplearon el mismo sistema de envejecimiento (PROMES, Odeiro, Francia) para ensayar el envejecimiento de Inconel y carburo de silicio (SiC) bajo la medida de la emisión acústica que es una técnica muy sensible para la detección de defectos y su propagación.…”