Twisted tape inserts in parabolic trough solar collectors: Assessment of Energy, Exergy, and Environmental impacts

B Mehta, D Subhedar, H Panchal, Z Said… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
The parabolic trough solar collector is a solar technology extensively employed to focus and
harness solar energy for diverse heating purposes. One effective technique to enhance its …

Performance evaluation of a novel parabolic trough solar collector with nanofluids and porous inserts

SK Panja, B Das, V Mahesh - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2025 - Elsevier
In this study, the thermal performance enhancement of parabolic trough solar collector
(PTSC) with porous strips and nanofluid is visited computationally. The research …

Heat transfer enhancement of a parabolic trough solar collector using innovative receiver configurations combined with a hybrid nanofluid: CFD analysis

J Byiringiro, M Chaanaoui, M Halimi - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The present study investigates the thermal performance of three novel parabolic trough
receiver configurations and compares the performance of two different heat transfer fluids …

Hybrid nanofluid flow and heat transfer in a parabolic trough solar collector with inner helical axial fins as turbulator

M Zaboli, SSM Ajarostaghi, S Saedodin… - The European Physical …, 2021 - epjplus.epj.org
In the present work, a parabolic trough solar collector with inner helical axial fins as a swirl
generator is considered and analyzed. All the numerical outcomes are obtained by utilizing …

Thermal performance enhancement using absorber tube with inner helical axial fins in a parabolic trough solar collector

M Zaboli, SS Mousavi Ajarostaghi, S Saedodin… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the present work, a parabolic trough solar (PTC) collector with inner helical axial fins as
swirl generator or turbulator is considered and analyzed numerically. The three-dimensional …

Evaluation of the CBC-ORC energy system in lunar base: Working fluid combination selection, day and night operation performance

Z Liu, K Cheng, Z Yin, Z Wang, J Wang, J Qin - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The lunar energy system must be able to provide continuous power supply on the day and
night. However, the moon night is as long as 14 days, and the solar power generation …

Numerical study of parabolic trough solar collector's thermo-hydraulic performance using CuO and Al2O3 nanofluids

SK Panja, B Das, V Mahesh - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The current study aims to boost the thermal and hydraulic performance of a parabolic trough
solar collector by modifying the absorber tube with a porous obstacle insertion. The research …

Experimental study on heat transfer enhancement of parabolic trough solar collector using a rectangular channel receiver

E Vengadesan, S Thameenansari… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The solar receiver design plays a vital role in exchanging solar radiation into
heat transfer fluids in concentrated solar collectors. The solar receiver's heat absorption rate …

Energy, exergy, environment and techno-economic analysis of parabolic trough collector: A comprehensive review

O Chakraborty, S Roy, BK Debnath… - Energy & …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Inexhaustible energy sources are the focus of the energy industry for meeting the increased
need for energy and reducing carbon emissions. Among various alternatives, harnessing …

Heat transfer enhancement of a parabolic trough solar collector using a semicircular multitube absorber

E Vengadesan, ARI Rumaney, R Mitra… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This experimental work investigates the thermal performance of a parabolic trough solar
collector (PTC) with a semicircular absorber tube of 7 mm diameter with a double inlet and …