ISSN Online: 2379-1748
ISBN Flash Drive: 978-1-56700-472-4
ISBN Online: 978-1-56700-471-7
3rd Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference (TFEC)
MONTE CARLO SIMULATION OF COLLIMATED SOLAR ENERGY ALLOCATION IN A WATER-FILLED PRISMATIC LOUVER
Abstract
In this work, a Monte Carlo model has been developed to simulate the collimated solar irradiation energy harvest
in a louver of silica glass filled with water. The full solar spectrum is divided into a number of discrete bands,
and the solar irradiation intensity on each band is distributed among a huge number of independent energy
bundles. Band-averaged spectral properties of media (silica glass and water) are considered for each band.
Through comparison of the results of different band division approaches and different energy bundle numbers, a
practical band-division model is found, which is both computationally efficient and accurate. The incoming
direction influence of solar irradiation on energy harvest is also investigated.