Advanced solar energy utilization technology requires high-grade energy to achieve the
most efficient application with compact size and least capital investment recovery period …

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 …

This paper presents an extensive review of experimental, numerical, and numerical-
experimental studies focused on compiling different aspects that lead to improved PTSC …

This paper investigates a novel solar driven multi-stage flash (MSF) desalination plant in
UAE. UAE achieved major progress in utilizing solar energy for power production. The …

The objective of this study is to present a detailed exergetic analysis of the commercial
parabolic trough collector LS-2. A complete thermal model is developed in EES …

The fully-developed mixed turbulent convective heat transfer characteristics in dimpled
tubes of parabolic trough receiver are numerically studied at a certain Reynolds number of …

This paper presents a review of the design parameters, mathematical techniques and
simulations used in the design of parabolic trough solar systems, along with a review on …

A solar collector is a device which helps to harnesses solar radiation into useful form of
energy. Among various solar collectors, the parabolic trough collector (PTC) is considered to …

The techno-economic performance of two different CSP technologies ie Solar tower (ST)
and parabolic trough (PT) were evaluated in this paper, each at two different locations in …

In the present review, parabolic trough collector (PTC) and linear Fresnel reflector (LFR) are
comprehensively and comparatively reviewed in terms of historical background …