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Energy Science & EngineeringA parabolic trough collector (PTC) is a system to harness solar energy and hconvert it into usable thermal energy. However, one operational limitation of the PTC is that it requires continuous solar tracking to capture the maximum amount of energy.
Md. Akib Ul Islam +5 more
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Development of a concrete parabolic trough collector [PDF]
AIP Conference Proceedings, 2019 Current parabolic trough collector development mainly aims at cost reduction. Within the project ConSol the goal was to reduce material and production costs by using high-performance concrete for the parabola shell itself and also for part of the tracking system.
Krüger, Dirk +13 more
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Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2022 This paper proposes a fuzzy non-linear programming based optimisation approach using Genetic algorithm to enhance the performance of commercial parabolic trough collector concentrated solar thermal power plants with thermal energy storage capability. The
R.P. Praveen, Kotturu V.V. Chandra Mouli
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Energy Reports, 2022 The mixture of nanoparticles with base fluid for heat transfer fluid’s performance enhancement has received wide research attention recently. These nanofluids have been proposed by researchers as a better alternative in different thermal systems. However,
Olusola Bamisile +6 more
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Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2018 Solar thermal systems produce steam after being energized by solar parabolic trough concentrators, are incorporated with a steam turbine-generator assembly to produce electricity.
Sanan T. Mohammad +4 more
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Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2022 In areas of high humidity, moisture is a major problem for human comfort and air-conditioning systems. As a green solution to this prevalent problem, a solar assisted rotary desiccant dehumidification system has been proposed for air dehumidification ...
Mahmut Sami Büker +3 more
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Experimental analysis of solar water heater with compound parabolic concentrator [PDF]
EAI Endorsed Transactions on Energy Web, 2021 Among all the non-conventional energy sources, solar energy is one of the most promising and renewable alternativesource. Solar water heater can be one of the medium to make best use of this renewable energy for human betterment.
Dikshita Nath +3 more
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Performance Simulation of Solar Trough Concentrators: Optical and Thermal Comparisons
Energies, 2023 The solar trough concentrator is used to increase the solar radiation intensity on absorbers for water heating, desalination, or power generation purposes. In this study, optical performances of four solar trough concentrators, viz.
Fei Cao +4 more
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International Journal of Photoenergy, 2015 The geometrical optics model about the offset effect of solar rays by the thickness of concentrating mirror and the diametric solar model were established.
Fei Chen, Ming Li, Peng Zhang
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Research on Temperature Control of Trough Solar Collector
Zhongguo dianli, 2020 In order to control the outlet temperature of the heat transfer fluid within reasonable range, it is necessary to develop a fast-response and effective control system for the outlet temperature in the parabolic trough solar plants.
Hui XU, Xin LI, Ershu XU
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