Abstract
Parabolic solar collector (PSC) was one of the most public used methods for heating purposes. This study modified PSC and increase its efficiency with minimum cost and space. A passive enhancement on PSC by adding fins on the outside tube surface was done. A copper tape was molded with a triangular fin shape around the copper receiver tube to increase the receiver tube’s heat-absorbing surface area. This enhancement increases the PSC thermal performance. The solar parabola collector has a length of 1 m while its width was 0.2m. The tube receiver has a 1m length with inside and outside diameters of 2.46cm and 2.54cm, respectively. Each fin has a 1 cm base and 1 cm height. The total number of triangular fins around the receiver tube was 100, which significantly enhanced PSC’s thermal performance. The readings were collected for fifteen days, with ten hours of continuous PSC automatic operation. The new SPC thermal performance was a promising technique with a low cost and efficient process compared to the traditional one with the same dimensions. The effect of volumetric flow rates was also studied where their values for 3, 5, 7, and 9 l/min. are 87.12%, 81.78%, 75.72%, and 58.53%, respectively.
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