Script for CSP circular heliostat field

[Nav Jha]

This link " https://code.google.com/p/tonatiuh/downloads/detail?name=HeliostatsCircularField.tnh&can=2&q=  " has heliostat circular field. 

Can someone please upload the script for this file so that the position & numbers of heliostat  can be adjusted easily?. It will takes days to adjust the position of all heliostats if script is not used.  Thanks in advance, Regards

 

[Manuel J. Blanco]

Dear Nav Jha,

There is no need for such an script. Tonatiuh provides a Wizard for the generation of heliostat fields. You can access it via the Insert menu. The path is Insert>Componenet>Heliostat_Field_Component. I will try to produce a tutorial about the use of the Wizard within the following days. However, I encourage you to play with it, because is almost self explanatory.

Furthermore, in the Tonatiuh wiki you can find a tutorial explaining how to generate a heliostat field using the scripting capabilities of the program, you can access the tutorial via this link: https://code.google.com/p/tonatiuh/wiki/TutorialSmallHeliostatsTowerUsingScriptv2

I hope the above information is helpful to you. Thank you for using Tonatiuh and for sharing your questions about the use of the program in this forum.

Best regards,

[Nav Jha]

Thanks for your reply Manuel. I managed to insert components(i.e. heliostats without their trackers) into the tonatiuh using the wizard. I generated text file from matlab which contains the heliostat coordinates. Also, in tonatiuh, I created a  single heliostat (without its tracker) and then saved it using 'Save Component' option. THen set the Aiming point from main window of wizard.

I got it working, BUT now how do I analyse the output at receiver.? I know how to analyse if receiver is just a flat plane. BUt in this case, it is a cone. So, how do I analyse the outout , heat generated, temperature at receiver etc.  PLease reply asap.

Thanks

Regards

Nav