scholarly journals Small-Sized Parabolic Trough Collector System for Solar Dehumidification Application: Design, Development, and Potential Assessment

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Ghulam Qadar Chaudhary ◽  
Rubeena Kousar ◽  
Muzaffar Ali ◽  
Muhammad Amar ◽  
Khuram Pervez Amber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Fluid Temperature ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Parabolic Trough ◽  
Peak Efficiency ◽  
Parabolic Trough Collector ◽  
Collector System ◽  
Evacuated Tube ◽  
Good Agreement

The current study presents a numerical and real-time performance analysis of a parabolic trough collector (PTC) system designed for solar air-conditioning applications. Initially, a thermodynamic model of PTC is developed using engineering equation solver (EES) having a capacity of around 3 kW. Then, an experimental PTC system setup is established with a concentration ratio of 9.93 using evacuated tube receivers. The experimental study is conducted under the climate of Taxila, Pakistan in accordance with ASHRAE 93-1986 standard. Furthermore, PTC system is integrated with a solid desiccant dehumidifier (SDD) to study the effect of various operating parameters such as direct solar radiation and inlet fluid temperature and its impact on dehumidification share. The experimental maximum temperature gain is around 5.2°C, with the peak efficiency of 62% on a sunny day. Similarly, maximum thermal energy gain on sunny and cloudy days is 3.07 kW and 2.33 kW, respectively. Afterwards, same comprehensive EES model of PTC with some modifications is used for annual transient analysis in TRNSYS for five different climates of Pakistan. Quetta revealed peak solar insolation of 656 W/m2 and peak thermal energy 1139 MJ with 46% efficiency. The comparison shows good agreement between simulated and experimental results with root mean square error of around 9%.

Thermal performance comparison of different sun tracking configurations

2019 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 20902
Author(s):  
O. Achkari ◽  
A. El Fadar
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Performance Comparison ◽  
Water Desalination ◽  
Parabolic Trough ◽  
Parabolic Trough Collector ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Mathematical Model ◽  
Good Agreement

Parabolic trough collector (PTC) is one of the most widespread solar concentration technologies and represents the biggest share of the CSP market; it is currently used in various applications, such as electricity generation, heat production for industrial processes, water desalination in arid regions and industrial cooling. The current paper provides a synopsis of the commonly used sun trackers and investigates the impact of various sun tracking modes on thermal performance of a parabolic trough collector. Two sun-tracking configurations, full automatic and semi-automatic, and a stationary one have numerically been investigated. The simulation results have shown that, under the system conditions (design, operating and weather), the PTC's performance depends strongly on the kind of sun tracking technique and on how this technique is exploited. Furthermore, the current study has proven that there are some optimal semi-automatic configurations that are more efficient than one-axis sun tracking systems. The comparison of the mathematical model used in this paper with the thermal profile of some experimental data available in the literature has shown a good agreement with a remarkably low relative error (2.93%).

Dynamic Analysis of Direct Steam Generating Parabolic Trough Collector System

2020 ◽  
Vol 143 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. V. Chachin Vishal ◽  
Jayaraj Krishnan ◽  
G. Venkatesan ◽  
V. Samson Packiaraj Raphael ◽  
Purnima Jalihal
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Maximum Pressure ◽  
Parabolic Trough ◽  
Thermal Systems ◽  
Parabolic Trough Collector ◽  
Collector System ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Direct Steam ◽  
Mass Flowrate

Abstract Conventional desalination technologies like multi stage flashing, multi-effect desalination (MED) using steam as motive fluid can be made sustainable by obtaining the motive steam from solar thermal systems. In this study, a transient simulation has been performed to determine the dissimilitude in pressure drop and dryness fraction, of working fluid in absorber tube due to variation in solar irradiance. A one-dimensional (1D) mathematical model has been developed using matlab for assessing the thermal performance and heat transfer characteristics of a direct steam generating (DSG) parabolic trough collector (PTC) system. It was observed that maximum pressure drop does not occur at maximum quality indicating the working conditions impair the system performance. The developed model was used to overcome this by varying both pressure and mass flowrate of working fluid in accordance to the radiation, results indicated reduction in pressure drop during the same time period for the same exit quality.

Parametric Study of Solar Parabolic Trough Collector System

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 384-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Senthil Manikandan ◽  
G. Kumaresan ◽  
R. Velraj ◽  
S. Iniyan
Keyword(s):  
Parametric Study ◽  
Parabolic Trough ◽  
Parabolic Trough Collector ◽  
Collector System
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