Introduction to nonimaging optics. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Julio C. Chaves.
• Authors: Chaves, Julio
• Contents: NONIMAGING OPTICS; Why Use Nonimaging Optics; Area and Angle; Collimators: Illumination of a Large Receiver; Concentrators: Illumination of a Small Receiver; Collimators and Concentrators Summary; Collimators Tolerances; Concentrators Tolerances; Nonuniform Sources; Solar Concentrators; Light Flux; Wavefronts and the SMS; References; ; Fundamental Concepts; Introduction; Imaging and Nonimaging Optics; The Compound Parabolic Concentrator; Maximum Concentration; Examples; References; ; Design of Two-Dimensional Concentrators; Introduction; Concentrators for Sources at a Finite Distance; Concentrators for Tubular Receivers; Angle Transformers; The String Method; Optics with Dielectrics; Asymmetrical Optics; Examples; References; ; Étendue and the Winston–Welford Design Method; Introduction; Conservation of Étendue; Nonideal Optical Systems; Étendue as a Geometrical Quantity; Two-Dimensional Systems; Étendue as an Integral of the Optical Momentum; Étendue as a Volume in Phase Space; Étendue as a Difference in Optical Path Length; Flow-Lines; The Winston–Welford Design Method; Caustics as Flow-Lines; Maximum Concentration; Étendue and the Shape Factor; Examples; References; ; Vector Flux; Introduction; Definition of Vector Flux; Vector Flux as a Bisector of the Edge Rays; Vector Flux and Étendue; Vector Flux for Disk-Shaped Lambertian Sources; Design of Concentrators Using the Vector Flux; Examples; References; ; Combination of Primaries with Flow-Line Secondaries; Introduction; Reshaping the Receiver; Compound Elliptical Concentrator Secondary; Truncated Trumpet Secondary; Trumpet Secondary for a Large Receiver; Secondaries with Multiple Entry Apertures; Tailored Edge Ray Concentrators Designed for Maximum Concentration; Tailored Edge Ray Concentrators Designed for Lower Concentration; Fresnel Primaries; Tailored Edge Ray Concentrators for Fresnel Primaries; Examples; References; ; Stepped Flow-Line Nonimaging Optics; Introduction; Compact Concentrators; Concentrators with Gaps; Examples; References; ; Luminaires; Introduction; Luminaires for Large Source and Flat Mirrors; The General Approach for Flat Sources; Far-Edge Diverging Luminaires for Flat Sources; Far-Edge Converging Luminaires for Flat Sources; Near-Edge Diverging Luminaires for Flat Sources; Near-Edge Converging Luminaires for Flat Sources; Luminaires for Circular Sources; Examples; Appendix A: Mirror Differential Equation for Linear Sources; Appendix B: Mirror Differential Equation for Circular Sources; References; ; Miñano–Benitez Design Method (Simultaneous Multiple Surface); Introduction; The RR Optic; SMS with a Thin Edge; The XR, RX, and XX Optics; The Miñano–Benitez Design Method with Generalized Wavefronts; The RXI Optic: Iterative Calculation; The RXI Optic: Direct Calculation; SMS Optical Path Length Adjustment; SMS 3-D; Asymmetric SMS 3-D; SMS 3-D with a Thin Edge; Other Types of Simultaneous Multiple Surface Optics; Examples; References; ; Wavefronts for Prescribed Output; Introduction; Wavefronts for Prescribed Intensity; Wavefronts for Prescribed Irradiance; Bundle Coupling and Prescribed Irradiance; References; ; Infinitesimal Étendue Optics; Introduction; Infinitesimal Étendue Optics; Continuous Optical Surfaces; Fresnel Optics; Finite Distance Source; Examples; References; ; Köhler Optics and Color-Mixing; Introduction; Köhler Optics; Solar Energy Concentration Based on Köhler Optics; Prescribed Irradiance Köhler Optics; Color-Mixing Based on Köhler Optics; SMS-Based Köhler Optics; Color-Mixing with Grooved Reflectors; Examples; References; ; The Miñano Design Method Using Poisson Brackets; Introduction; Design of Two-Dimensional Concentrators for Inhomogeneous Media; Edge Rays as a Tubular Surface in Phase Space; Poisson Brackets; Curvilinear Coordinate System; Design of Two-Dimensional Concentrators; An Example of an Ideal Two-Dimensional Concentrator; Design of Three-Dimensional Concentrators; An Example of an Ideal Three-Dimensional Concentrator; References; ; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Geometrical Optics; Fermat’s Principle; Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Formulations; Optical Lagrangian and Hamiltonian; Another Form for the Hamiltonian Formulation; Change of Coordinate System in the Hamilton Equations; Integral Invariants; Movements of the System as Canonical Transformations; References; ; Rays and Wavefronts; Optical Momentum; The Eikonal Equation; The Ray Equation; Optical Path Length between Two Wavefronts; References; ; Reflection and Refraction; Reflected and Refracted Rays; The Laws of Reflection and Refraction; References; ; Symmetry; Conservation of Momentum and Apparent Refractive Index; Linear Symmetry; Circular Symmetry and Skew Invariant; References; ; Étendue in Phase Space; Étendue and the Point Characteristic Function; Étendue in Hamiltonian Optics; Integral Invariants and Étendue; Refraction, Reflection, and Étendue 2-D; Étendue 2-D Examples; References; ; Classical Mechanics and Geometrical Optics; Fermat’s Principle and Maupertuis’ Principle; Skew Invariant and Conservation of Angular Momentum; Potential in Mechanics and Refractive Index in Optics; References; ; Radiometry, Photometry, and Radiation Heat Transfer; Definitions; Conservation of Radiance in Homogeneous Media; Conservation of Basic Radiance in (Specular) Reflections and Refractions; Étendue and the Shape Factor; Two-Dimensional Systems; Illumination of a Plane; References; ; Plane Curves; General Considerations; Parabola; Ellipse; Hyperbola; Conics; Involute; Winding Macrofocal Parabola; Unwinding M
• Edition: 2nd edition
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 621.36; Solar collectors; Optics; Reflectors, Lighting
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482206746
• Related ISBNs: 9781482206739
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.
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