Solar water heating (SWH) is a clean, reliable, and cost-effective method of harnessing solar
energy effectively to satisfy 50–80% of hot water needs. SWH technology is currently …

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 …

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 …

Solar energy utilization is a promising Renewable Energy source for covering a variety of
energy needs of our society. This study presents the most well-known solar concentrating …

A wide range of engineering industrial applications require both the thermal and optical
efficiencies of the system to be maximized with a reasonable low penalty for the friction …

This paper presents a review of the design parameters, mathematical techniques and
simulations used in the design of parabolic trough solar systems, along with a review on …

Parabolic trough collectors (PT Cs) are efficient solar energy harvesting devices utilized in
various industries, for instance, space heating, solar cooling, solar drying, pasteurization …

The parabolic trough collectors are the most widely used linear concentrators for the
thermodynamic conversion of solar energy, especially in industrial and domestic fields …

Utilizing solar energy in power generation or industrial thermal processes became
necessary to overcome the environmental impacts of using fossil fuels besides their …

Parabolic trough collectors and linear Fresnel reflectors are the main line-focus systems for
concentrating direct solar irradiance. In a conventional design, the mirrors reflect and …