Modeling, simulation and performance analysis of parabolic trough solar collectors: a comprehensive review

İH Yılmaz, A Mwesigye - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Solar thermal systems are advantageous since it is easier to store heat than electricity on a
large scale. As such, concentrated solar power is receiving considerable interest among …

Thermal performance of parabolic trough solar collectors

LS Conrado, A Rodriguez-Pulido… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
The thermodynamics of a Parabolic Trough Solar Collector (PTC) play an important role in
solar energy and the efficiency of the collectors. This report presents an up-to-date review on …

Optimal thermal and thermodynamic performance of a solar parabolic trough receiver with different nanofluids and at different concentration ratios

A Mwesigye, JP Meyer - Applied Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper, the optimum thermal and thermodynamic operating conditions of a parabolic
trough solar energy system working with copper-Therminol® VP-1, silver-Therminol® VP-1 …

Thermal performance and entropy generation analysis of a high concentration ratio parabolic trough solar collector with Cu-Therminol® VP-1 nanofluid

A Mwesigye, Z Huan, JP Meyer - Energy conversion and management, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper presents results of a numerical study on the thermal and thermodynamic
performance of a high concentration ratio parabolic trough solar collector using Cu …

Thermodynamic optimisation of the performance of a parabolic trough receiver using synthetic oil–Al2O3 nanofluid

A Mwesigye, Z Huan, JP Meyer - Applied Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
In this paper, results of a thermodynamic analysis using the entropy generation minimisation
method for a parabolic trough receiver tube making use of a synthetic oil–Al 2 O 3 nanofluid …

Numerical analysis of the thermal and thermodynamic performance of a parabolic trough solar collector using SWCNTs-Therminol® VP-1 nanofluid

A Mwesigye, İH Yılmaz, JP Meyer - Renewable Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, energetic and exergetic performances of a parabolic trough solar collector
using single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)-Therminol® VP-1 nanofluid were …

Parabolic trough receiver with corrugated tube for improving heat transfer and thermal deformation characteristics

W Fuqiang, L Qingzhi, H Huaizhi, T Jianyu - Applied energy, 2016 - Elsevier
A symmetric outward convex corrugated tube design is introduced for parabolic trough
receivers with the aim of increasing their heat transfer performance and reliability. An optical …

Investigation into the effect of multiple line dipoles magnetic field through LS-3 parabolic trough solar system

Z Zhu, E Nadimi, M Asadollahzadeh, M Bahari… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper simulates the LS-3 parabolic trough solar collector with Monte Carlo Ray Tracing
and computational fluid dynamics methods. The heat flux is non-uniform around the …

An extensive review of various technologies for enhancing the thermal and optical performances of parabolic trough collectors

N Abed, I Afgan - International Journal of Energy Research, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A wide range of engineering industrial applications require both the thermal and optical
efficiencies of the system to be maximized with a reasonable low penalty for the friction …

Heat transfer enhancement in parabolic trough collectors: A comprehensive review

S Akbarzadeh, MS Valipour - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Improving the performance of solar collectors has been recently a subject of intense
research because of its advantages such as a decrease in the size and cost of systems and …