Heat Transfer Enhancement using Porous Materials as Receiver in Solar Parabolic Trough Collector

Abstract

Research and new innovative technologies have started a new revolution in the area of energy development with storage capacity. One or other issues is that researchers are lacking with the conservation or storage of this energy. Porous Materials could be the concept which can be used to conserve energy in the solar sector. Metal foam or porous material which results in an increase in surface area can be taken as a source for energy conservation or storage received from the energy source. Solar Parabolic Trough Collector which is solar operated device can be an approach of the energy conversion. In this research article, performance and working of solar parabolic trough collector is been observed utilization of porous material as receiver of solar energy. The temperature of water flowing through the system was increased with the use of porous material in the solar parabolic trough collector. Finally, the efficiency of the system is improved.