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I am hoping to find how to determine the heat available from focused and concentrated sunlight. I am not confident in my math skills or understanding of some terms, so will describe what I want to do and how I expect to accomplish it. I mostly need an overview and some specific details or suggestions.
I want to use sunlight, focused by some number, or area, of arrayed Fresnel lenses, - each designed for a position in an array and tracked to the sun, with the ability to move the focal point across a surface.
I would like to be able to fuse layers of sand particles within a roughly 4" to 6" swath at a rate of around one square foot per minute - that is to bring the surface layer to around 1450 C as it travels across the surface layer.
Any details or thoughts will be appreciated. Thank you
I want to use sunlight, focused by some number, or area, of arrayed Fresnel lenses, - each designed for a position in an array and tracked to the sun, with the ability to move the focal point across a surface.
I would like to be able to fuse layers of sand particles within a roughly 4" to 6" swath at a rate of around one square foot per minute - that is to bring the surface layer to around 1450 C as it travels across the surface layer.
Any details or thoughts will be appreciated. Thank you