The results of a detailed optical analysis of parabolic trough solar collectors are summarized by a few universal graphs and curve fits. These graphs enable the designer of parabolic trough collectors to calculate the performance and optimize the design with a simple hand calculator. The method is illustrated by spe
Customer ServiceDesign and analysis of solar parabolic trough collector Priyesh Mhatre mhatrepriyesh2484@gmail Vivekanand Education Society''s Polytechnic, Mumbai, Maharashtra Chirag Thakur chiragrthakur11@gmail Vivekanand Education Society''s Polytechnic, Mumbai, Maharashtra ABSTRACT Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the
Customer ServiceIn this study, optical performances of four solar trough concentrators, viz. the parabolic trough concentrator (PTC), the compound parabolic concentrator (CPC), the surface uniform...
Customer ServiceThis paper numerically investigates the performance of the EuroTrough-parabolic trough solar collector. The heat flux distribution on the absorber tube is evaluated by the Monte Carlo Ray Tracing (MCRT) method. To enhance the heat transfer, using a dimpled absorber tube instead of a plain absorber tube, and using nanofluid instead of Therminol® VP
Customer ServiceThe results of a detailed optical analysis of parabolic trough solar collectors are summarized by
Customer Service6 NOMENCLATURE AND ABBREVIATIONS A a Aperture area of the collector (m2) A ri Inlet area of the receive tube (m2) A ro Outer area of the receive tube (m2) A
Customer Service3 天之前· Solar energy is prominent among these as it is abundant and reliable. This study
Customer ServiceNumerical results show that the proposed sawtooth-shaped planar lightguide
Customer ServiceA ray-tracing method was employed to establish a concentration model for
Customer ServiceA new multiple chamber trough solar collector and its working principles are introduced. A 3D computer model supported with optical analysis software is used to analyze the ray tracing of the solar light concentrating system. This investigates the flat receiver and cylindrical receiver respectively as well as determining the
Customer ServiceComparative and sensitive analysis for parabolic trough solar collectors with a detailed Monte Carlo raytracing optical model
Customer ServiceComparative and sensitive analysis for parabolic trough solar collectors with a
Customer ServiceNumerical results show that the proposed sawtooth-shaped planar lightguide solar concentrator achieves 2300x geometrical concentration ratio without any guiding ray-leakages from the planarLightguide.
Customer Service[3] Ganga A and Jacob T 2019 heat transfer enhancement analysis of solar parabolic trough collector tube with pin fins International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology 6 2072–7 [Online]. Available: Go to reference in article; Google Scholar
Customer ServiceIn this study, a solar parabolic trough is optically analyzed with four different
Customer ServiceA ray-tracing method was employed to establish a concentration model for parabolic trough solar collectors based on finite element simulation. The analysis focused on the effects of non-ideal optical factors on the distribution of energy flow and optical efficiency. The results indicate that various factors cause different degrees of light escape and impact both
Customer ServiceAbstract This paper presents the experimental results of thermal analysis of a solar parabolic trough collector receiver. For performance improvement and regulating the temperature distribution convergent divergent receiver tube is used. For performance improvement spiral tape as insert is used inside the convergent divergent receiver tube.
Customer ServiceIn this study, a solar parabolic trough is optically analyzed with four different profiles of secondary reflectors including parabolic, triangular, flat–parabolic segmented, and parabolic–parabolic segmented. A ray-tracing software SolTrace was used to calculate the uniformity and solar flux intensity on the absorber tube.
Customer ServiceOptical and thermal analysis for slope errors in parabolic trough collectors. 70° rim angle has better performance over the wide range of aperture. Optical efficiency decreases by 4.12% for a change of pitch angle from 30° to 60°. The tracking error in the N-S tracking has a substantial effect than E-W tracking.
Customer ServiceIn this study, optical performances of four solar trough concentrators, viz. the parabolic trough concentrator (PTC), the compound parabolic concentrator (CPC), the surface uniform...
Customer ServiceThe trough solar collector system with cavity receivers has a lower intercept
Customer ServiceParabolic trough solar collectors embody a parabolic . reflector. T his parabolic sheet can be made through . the way of the method of bending a sheet to a . parabolic shape. The sheet needs to be
Customer ServiceThe parabolic trough collectors are the most widely used linear concentrators for the thermodynamic conversion of solar energy, especially in industrial and domestic fields which require an operating temperature between
Customer ServiceThermal analysis of parabolic trough solar collectors for electric power generation. In Proceedings of ANZSES 34th annual conference, Darwin, Australia, pp. 460-467. In Proceedings of ANZSES 34th annual conference, Darwin, Australia, pp. 460-467.
Customer Service3 天之前· Solar energy is prominent among these as it is abundant and reliable. This study presents a hybrid control system for solar tracking in a laboratory parabolic trough collector (PTC) with two degrees of freedom. The system combines an open-loop mechanism for azimuth angle control with a fuzzy logic controller (FLC) for altitude angle adjustment
Customer ServiceA new multiple chamber trough solar collector and its working principles are
Customer ServiceA design method and numerical study for a new type parabolic trough solar collector with uniform solar flux distribution. Sci China Technol Sci. 2014;57:531–40. Article Google Scholar Bharti A, Mishra A, Paul B. Thermal performance analysis of small-sized solar parabolic trough collector using secondary reflectors. Int J Sustain Energy. 2019
Customer ServiceOptical and thermal analysis for slope errors in parabolic trough collectors.
Customer ServiceThe trough solar collector system with cavity receivers has a lower intercept rate than that of a trough collector with a tube receiver of the same aperture width and vacuum tube diameter. On the spring equinox day, the intercept factor of the trough system with the tube receiver was 92.04%, and when we switched it to a cavity receiver, the intercept factor
Customer ServiceThe current investigation presents a comparative analysis of experimental performance of a conventional parabolic trough collector and direct absorption parabolic trough collector for capturing solar thermal energy. Two separate nanomaterials, Al2O3 (with high scattering properties) and CuO (with high absorption properties), were selected for the
Customer ServiceThe optical analysis is one of the most important parameters to investigate the performance of the parabolic trough solar collector (PTSC). The output of the optical analysis is used as an input for the thermal analysis. The journey of the flux distribution studies started back in 1950 for the PTSC with a flat receiver.
Fig. 2. Schematic of a parabolic trough solar collector. The cylindrical receiver consists of an absorber tube enclosed with the borosilicate glass cover, the gap between the absorber and glass cover is usually evacuated to minimize the convective heat loss from the absorber surface .
These graphs enable the designer of parabolic trough collectors to calculate the performance and optimize the design with a simple hand calculator. The method is illustrated by spe cific examples that are typical of practical applications.
The flux distribution study is one of the most important parameters to investigate the performance of the parabolic trough solar collector. The history of the flux distribution is started from 1957 at the focal plane with flat receiver till the 1980 s then followed by the cylindrical receiver.
Fig. 7. Potential optical errors in parabolic trough solar collector . A very few studies had considered the limb darkening effect in the incoming solar radiation. Negi et al. studied various correlation to provide the flux distribution on the flat receiver of PTSC, including the limb darkening effect.
Experimental setup of PARASCAN-II prototype . Monte Carlo ray tracing (MCRT) techniques have been used by numerous researchers to study the flux distribution on the receiver of parabolic trough solar collector. The use of MCRT for flux distribution has been started in the late 1970s, but mainly for the central tower receiver.
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