Review on the Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Characteristics of the Absorber tube of a Parabolic Trough Collector Having inserts |
Author(s): |
| Pawan Singh Chauhan , Faculty of Technology Uttarakhand Technical University Dehradun; Rahul Bahuguna, Faculty of Technology Uttarakhand Technical University Dehradun |
Keywords: |
| Collector, Absorber, CFD Analysis, Heat Transfer Augmentation |
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Solar energy is the ultimate source of energy for the Earth. Parabolic Trough Collector (PTC) is the widely used solar energy collector as it can give a temperature range varying from 50°C to 400°C.Various methods are being employed to enhance the efficiency of the PTC system. Most common methods are enhancing the reflectivity of the collector surface, absorptive capacity of the absorber tube, using high thermal capacity fluid in the absorber tube and using inserts in the flow of fluid in the absorber tube. In this review paper, a detailed study on different types of inserts in PTC absorber tube done by researchers have been presented. |
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Paper ID: IJSRDV5I51162 Published in: Volume : 5, Issue : 5 Publication Date: 01/08/2017 Page(s): 1344-1348 |
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