Effect of number of collectors (N) on life cycle conversion efficiency of single slope solar desalination unit coupled with N identical partly covered compound parabolic concentrator collectors

Abstract

In this paper, the effect of number of collectors on the life cycle conversion efficiency (LCCE) of a single slope solar desalination unit (SSSDU) coupled with N alike partly covered photovoltaic thermal compound parabolic concentrator collectors (PVTCPCs) has been communicated. The analysis has been carried out for an archetypal day of July and December for the atmospheric situation of New Delhi with the help of analytical program fed in MATLAB. The average value of energy output for type a weather condition has been taken to find the annual energy output. The input data required for the numerical computations have been taken from IMD, Pune, India. It has been observed that the value of LCCE increases with the raise in the value of number of collectors.