Alternative designs of parabolic trough solar collectors
Parabolic trough collector (PTC) is the most established solar concentrating technology
worldwide. The conventional parabolic trough collectors are used in various applications of …
worldwide. The conventional parabolic trough collectors are used in various applications of …
Modeling, simulation and performance analysis of parabolic trough solar collectors: A comprehensive review
Solar thermal systems are advantageous since it is easier to store heat than electricity on a
large scale. As such, concentrated solar power is receiving considerable interest among …
large scale. As such, concentrated solar power is receiving considerable interest among …
Exergetic, Energetic, and entropy production evaluations of parabolic trough collector retrofitted with elliptical dimpled receiver tube filled with hybrid nanofluid
In this paper, a numerical study was performed on a parabolic trough collector receiver tube
containing elliptical dimpled fins with different elliptical ratios (ER= 0.66–1.66) under …
containing elliptical dimpled fins with different elliptical ratios (ER= 0.66–1.66) under …
Enhancing the optical and thermal efficiency of a parabolic trough collector–A review
Among the various available renewable energy sources such as wind, geothermal, tidal, bio
mass, etc., harnessing of solar energy has become quite popular in most of the countries …
mass, etc., harnessing of solar energy has become quite popular in most of the countries …
Enhancing the performance of parabolic trough collectors using nanofluids and turbulators
Parabolic trough collector is one of the most usual solar collectors for applications up to 400°
C. The thermal enhancement of this collector concentrates a lot of interest and various …
C. The thermal enhancement of this collector concentrates a lot of interest and various …
CFD study of heat transfer and fluid flow in a parabolic trough solar receiver with internal annular porous structure and synthetic oil–Al2O3 nanofluid
In this study, a finite volume method is employed to investigate the performance of a novel
parabolic trough solar collector with synthetic oil–Al 2 O 3 nanofluid as the heat transfer fluid …
parabolic trough solar collector with synthetic oil–Al 2 O 3 nanofluid as the heat transfer fluid …
Effect of hybrid nanofluid on heat transfer performance of parabolic trough solar collector receiver
In this study, three-dimensional heat transfer and flow characteristics of hybrid nanofluids
under turbulent flow condition in a parabolic trough solar collector (PTC) receiver has been …
under turbulent flow condition in a parabolic trough solar collector (PTC) receiver has been …
A review on the application of hybrid nanofluids for parabolic trough collector: Recent progress and outlook
By far, the Parabolic trough collector (PTC) is the most established solar concentrating
technology worldwide. This paper draws a comparison among various studies done earlier …
technology worldwide. This paper draws a comparison among various studies done earlier …
A comprehensive review of parabolic trough solar collectors equipped with turbulators and numerical evaluation of hydrothermal performance of a novel model
Absorber tube in parabolic trough concentrating systems is located at the location of the
focal line and a fluid passes through it, the temperature of which increases due to receiving …
focal line and a fluid passes through it, the temperature of which increases due to receiving …
A comprehensive review on the use of nano-fluids and nano-PCM in parabolic trough solar collectors (PTC)
ZA Nawsud, A Altouni, HS Akhijahani… - Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study, a review is conducted on the state-of-the-art research on the potential of
nano-fluids in parabolic trough collectors (PTCs) in solar thermal systems. PTCs are one of …
nano-fluids in parabolic trough collectors (PTCs) in solar thermal systems. PTCs are one of …