Design, Construction and Evaluation of Parabolic Trough Collector as Demonstrative Prototype

Thestages of design, modeling, and evaluation of a parabolic trough collector (PTC) for heating water as a demonstrative prototype are presented. In the design it was considered the parabolic aperture of 0.5 m wide and 0.95 m long. The design was done using computer-aided design and manufacturing. T...

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Published in:Energy procedia 2014, Vol.57, p.989-998
Main Authors: Macedo-Valencia, J., Ramírez-Ávila, J., Acosta, R., Jaramillo, O.A., Aguilar, J.O.
Format: Article
Language:English
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demonstrative prototype
parabolic through
solar collector
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Summary:Thestages of design, modeling, and evaluation of a parabolic trough collector (PTC) for heating water as a demonstrative prototype are presented. In the design it was considered the parabolic aperture of 0.5 m wide and 0.95 m long. The design was done using computer-aided design and manufacturing. The results of the evaluation to determine the thermal performance of the parabolic trough collector have a maximum outlet temperature of 47.3°C for a direct solar radiation of 783W/m2 at a flow rate of 0.200 L / min.
ISSN:1876-6102
1876-6102
DOI:10.1016/j.egypro.2014.10.082