Achieving net zero energy penalty in post-combustion carbon …

1 · The parabolic trough solar collector, with a specific design, is put in place to create a high-efficiency collector for solar energy. It plays a crucial role in integrating with energy systems. This collector works by absorbing the sun''s irradiation through the absorber with mirrors of the collector, reflecting it to the pipe in the center of ...

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A detailed exergetic analysis of parabolic trough collectors

11 solar collector is examined for operation with Therminol VP1 and air in order to 12 examine the most representative liquid and gas working fluids. In the exergetic ... trough collector LS-2112 ...

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How CSP Works: Tower, Trough, Fresnel or Dish

A trough solar collector field comprises multiple parabolic trough-shaped mirrors in parallel rows aligned to enable these single-axis trough-shaped mirrors to track the sun from east to west during the day to ensure that the sun is continuously focused on the receiver pipes. Trough deployment database.

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Performance of Parabolic Trough Collector with Different Heat …

Electricity generation from solar energy has become very desirable because it is abundantly available and eco-friendly. Mathematical modeling of various components of a Solar Thermal Power plant (STP) is warranted to predict the optimal and efficient operation of the plant. The efficiency and reliability of STPs are maximized based on different operating strategies. …

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Parabolic Trough Solar Technology

Parabolic trough (solar) collectors (PTCs) are technical devices to collect the energy in form of solar radiation and convert it typically into thermal energy at temperature ranges of 150–500°C at industrial scale. ... of the collector module and is responsible for their accurate alignment in any operating conditions and over an operation ...

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Solar collector

A solar collector is a device that collects and/or concentrates solar radiation from the Sun.These devices are primarily used for active solar heating and allow for the heating of water for personal use. These collectors are generally mounted on the roof and must be very sturdy as they are exposed to a variety of different weather conditions.. The use of these solar collectors provides …

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Alternative Approach for Thermo-Hydraulic Modeling of Direct …

Abstract. The implementation of direct steam generation in linear concentrators is limited mainly by the complexity and the high demand for computational resources of the models developed to predict the installation behavior. With this in mind, we introduce an innovative methodology to characterize the thermo-hydraulic behavior of direct steam …

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Optimization of parabolic trough solar power plant operations …

Due to the unlimited solar energy and good modularity and versatility of the parabolic trough collector (PTC), the parabolic trough concentrating solar power technology has been considered as a promising technology to prevent the energy crisis and environmental pollution (Fthenakis et al., 2009, Hafez et al., 2018).

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Heat transfer fluids in parabolic trough collector (PTC ...

Solar trough collectors (PTC), Compound Parabolic Collectors (CPC), Linear Fresnel Collectors (LFC), Solar Towers, and Solar Dish Collectors are all types of solar concentrator systems. ... based on number of factors, including useful energy, thermal efficiency, low cost, high temperature operation range, and physical qualities in operation ...

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A review of different working fluids used in the receiver tube of ...

Parabolic trough solar collectors (PTSCs) or parabolic trough collectors have caught the interest of scientists and renewable energy enthusiasts due to their wide range of operating temperatures between 100 and 700 °C and their potential for power production as well as industrial process heating. More PTSCs have been constructed than all other concentrated …

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Modeling and performance analysis of solar parabolic trough collectors ...

Among the Concentrated Solar Collector (CSC) technologies, Parabolic Trough Collector (PTC) is the most mature and commercialized CSC technology today. Currently, solar PTC technology is mainly used for electricity generation despite its huge potential for heating, especially in industrial process heat (IPH) applications. Though the technology is well …

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Experimental evaluation of a stationary parabolic trough solar ...

1. Introduction. Solar energy is an unlimited source of renewable energy, has negligible environmental impacts, and can meet global energy demand (Amudam and Chandramohan, 2019; Barbosa et al., 2019a).Among existing solar energy technologies, the parabolic trough collector (PTC) is considered the most advantageous and commercially …

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Parabolic-trough solar collectors and their applications

A review of the history, design and performance of parabolic-trough collectors (PTCs) for solar thermal energy production. PTCs are line-focus concentrators that use direct …

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Chapter 5 Parabolic Trough Technology

irrigation in Meadi, Egypt, which used the energy supplied by trough collectors. The pumps were driven by steam motors, which received the steam from the parabolic troughs. The constructors used parabolic trough collectors with a length of 62m and an aperture width of 4m. The total aperture area was 1,200 m². 7

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Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors (Ultimate Guide)

Parabolic trough solar collectors are the most common type of solar thermal collectors. They have a simple design and are therefore relatively low-cost to manufacture. They also have lower maintenance and operating …

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Parabolic Trough Solar Technology

Parabolic trough (solar) collectors (PTCs) are technical devices to collect the energy in the form of solar radiation and convert it typically into thermal energy at temperature …

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Parabolic-trough solar collectors and their applications

The Acurex Corp. designed and marketed collectors with a shadow-band solar-tracking sensor with a multi-element shadow-detecting arrangement consisting of four photo-detectors, a central shadow-band perfectly aligned with the focal line and a high-transmittance glass window enclosure protecting the unit from the ambient [10], [20]. Fig. 1 shows two …

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Enhancement and characteristics study of parabolic trough solar ...

Solar energy is the most prevalent among renewable and environmentally friendly energy sources. Its widespread applications encompass space heating, cooling, cooking, electricity generation, and steam production [].The parabolic trough collector (PTC) is one of the thermal collector types at operating conditions of about 30–500 °C and is used for water …

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Optimal design of parabolic through solar collector networks: A …

Fig. 1 depicts a schematic of the primary geometrical features of a parabolic trough collector (PTC). The model used to describe PTC performance is transient in nature. The key equations involved include design equation, overall heat transfer coefficient of losses, concentration ratio, heat transfer coefficients due to convection and radiation, heat removal factor, thermal …

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Concentrating photovoltaic retrofit for existing parabolic trough solar ...

As CSP solar collectors age, plant operators face a decision to maintain plants with rising operation and maintenance costs, replace the collectors with a different technology, or implement a retrofit to increase power output [3].

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(PDF) Parabolic trough solar collectors: A sustainable …

Parabolic trough solar collectors are a type of solar thermal collector that can be used to generate electricity. This paper discusses the potential advantages and challenges...

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(PDF) Parabolic trough solar collectors: A general overview of ...

This study aims to present the state-of-the-art of parabolic trough solar collector technology with a focus on different thermal performance analysis methods and …

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Thermal Model of a Parabolic Trough Solar Field With a Closed …

Abstract. This work presents a numerical simulation of a thermal model for a solar loop with parabolic trough collectors (PTCs) considering fluid recirculation at closed-loop (CL) operation during sunrise. At the beginning of the day, the heat transfer fluid (HTF) is recirculated in a CL to obtain the inlet loop operating temperature without resorting to …

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Parabolic trough solar collectors integrated with a Kalina cycle …

As a promising option for future power generation is the concentrating solar power systems with various types, among which Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors (PTSC) are the most proven technology with lowest cost available today nefits of this renewable energy source are challenged by means of relatively low energy conversion efficiency. To overcome …

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Parabolic trough solar collectors: A general overview of …

A comprehensive overview of parabolic trough solar collector (PTC) technology, its thermal performance analysis methods, components, materials, and industrial applications. Learn about the energy conversion processes, modeling tools, …

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Wind and Structural Loads Data Measured on Parabolic Trough Solar ...

Mechanical and Thermal Engineering Sciences Research Operations; Computational Science; Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. 1 Scopus ... Wind and Structural Loads Data Measured on Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors at an Operational Power Plant. T2 - Article No. 98. AU - Egerer, Ulrike. AU - Dana, Scott. AU ...

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Parabolic Trough Solar Collector

The parabolic trough solar collector is one of the most mature solar concentrating technologies for operation in medium and high temperatures. The objective of the review article is to present …

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A comprehensive review of parabolic trough solar collectors …

Parabolic Trough Solar Collector (PTSC) is one of such concentrating collectors which concentrates the solar insolation on the focal axis of parabolic reflectors where receiver is located. The absorber receives the thermal energy of arriving solar irradiations and transmissions the same to the Heat Transfer Fluid (HTF).

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Reducing Optical Losses in Parabolic Trough Collector Solar Fields

An Operations Research tool was employed to find the ideal solar field orientation angle and the ideal extent of parabolic trough collector misalignment at each location that will result in maximum incident solar radiation. A validated performance model of a concentrating solar power plant was then used to evaluate gains realized by the ...

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Solar Collectors | Types, Advantages, and …

Parabolic Trough Reflector: In concentration, collectors like the parabolic trough collector, solar radiation is collected and concentrated at the focus of a parabolic reflector. The reflector is shaped like a trough with a …

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Parabolic Solar Trough Collector: A Review

Abstract: Solar trough collectors, a prominent type of concentrating solar power (CSP) technology, have gained significant attention as a sustainable and renewable energy solution. This thesis aims to provide a comprehensive review of solar trough collectors, focusing on their design, operation, performance analysis, and efficiency optimization.

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Modeling and performance analysis of solar parabolic …

Among the Concentrated Solar Collector (CSC) technologies, Parabolic Trough Collector (PTC) is the most mature and commercialized CSC technology today. Currently, solar PTC technology is mainly used for …

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Parabolic Trough Collector: Working, Benefits, and Drawbacks

Parabolic trough collectors are employed in solar paneling. The curved shape of the mirror helps to focus all the light rays from the sun at one location. Irrespective of where the rays fall on the mirror, they will always be reflected towards the centre. It follows the path of the sun from east to west.

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Solar thermal collector

The term "solar collector" commonly refers to a device for solar hot water ... This seal is cycled between ambient and fluid temperature each day of collector operation and might lead to failures in time. ... This type of collector is …

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Parabolic Trough

Parabolic trough power plants use a curved, mirrored trough which reflects the direct solar radiation onto a glass tube containing a fluid (also called a receiver, absorber or collector) running the length of the trough, positioned at the focal point of the reflectors. The trough is parabolic along one axis and linear in the orthogonal axis.

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Solar Fields of Concentrating Collectors | SpringerLink

The only parameter now missing is the solar collector optical model for which the integral formulations of the parabolic trough collector (PTC, cf. Chap. 7) or the linear Fresnel collector (LFC, cf. Chap. 7) have to be introduced in order to specify the local and time dependent linear absorber heat flux ({dot{q}}_{abs}) (Eq. ). This linear ...

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SOLAR PARABOLIC TROUGH

Learn about the history, design, and performance of solar parabolic trough systems, which use mirrors to focus sunlight on receivers and generate steam for electricity. See process flow …

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How Parabolic Trough Systems Work: An Overview

The key component of any solar thermal power system is the solar collector, which is responsible for concentrating the sunlight onto the receiver. There are several different types of solar collectors, including …

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Parabolic-trough concentrating solar power (CSP) systems

Abstract: This chapter gives an overview of the parabolic-trough collector (PTC) technology, the technology most widely used in solar thermal power plants today. It includes a brief history of the earliest parabolic-troughs and a description of the first commercial projects implemented in the 1980s, the main parameters and basic equations of a typical PTC, design criteria, operation …

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Development of an Advanced, Low-Cost parabolic Trough …

SkyFuel is developing a commercial parabolic trough collector with: • LCOE of 9 ₵ /kWh. e. in 2020 • Capacity factor of 75%, suitable for baseload operation • Larger aperture than any trough in commercial operation today • Maximum operating temperature in excess of 500ºC • Ability to use molten salt directly as the HTF

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A Review of Parabolic Trough Collector (PTC): …

Parabolic trough plants have massive arrays of solar collectors that function as a reflective face twisted in the form of a parabola (or trough) to concentrate sun

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