SiCf / SiC composite materials are used in solar receiver manufacturing, which can enhance the performance of solar systems. However, due to the unfavorable optical properties, this ceramic material is not suitable for direct manufacturing by SLA 3D printing technology, and the 3D printing technology of binder injection and fused deposition forming cannot achieve the same resolution. Therefore, the solar receiver can be manufactured using a hybrid method used in the manufacture of the porous burner. 3D printed periodic lattice structure is manufactured by this method.
Simulation results show that the use of enhanced heat transfer 3D printing structures significantly improves the performance of solar receivers. Even in high temperature and high pressure environments, if the 3D printed foam lattice structure is integrated, the overall heat transfer can be increased by about 4 times.