To Maximize Heating Performance of Solar Parabolic Trough Collector by Geometrical Variation Using CFD Analysis

Kripa Shankar Pathak,Ravindra Mohan

doi:10.24113/ijoscience.v5i2.184

Abstract

The potential of renewable energy should be investigated. Renewable energy is the energy from natural and unnatural available forms including wind, biomass, solar, and waste heat energy generated through various human activities. Solar energy is an available and clean form of renewable energy used as an alternative to fossil fuel in generating energy. However, the maximum extraction of thermal energy from the sun is most challenging. This study focuses on energy generation using the parabolic trough collector (PTC). This review contains geometrical analysis including the thermal approach of the PTC model, heat transfer, and method of enhancing thermal efficiency on the PTC receiver. So to identify the performance analysis, thermal efficiency, and applications of the solar-powered PTC and the history of PTC evolution. The PTC applications include desalination process, air heating system, power plants, refrigeration, and industrial heating purposes.

Highlights

Solar energy is a kind of unconventional energy source that uses solar radiation to generate energy or for other domestic and industrial purposes
M = mass flow rate of air cp= specific heat at constant pressure (J/kg°C) ΔT = temperature different I= Intensity of solar radiation (W/m2) As= surface area of transparent glass (m2) 2 Computational fluid dynamics analysis: The computational fluid dynamics analysis is carried out using Ansys fluent for absorber tube of Parabolic through collector
5 Computational fluid dynamics analysis for para(b1o3l)ic trough collector: 1) CAD geometry: In the present work a two dimensional CAD model of absorber tube of parabolic trough collector is created with the help of design modular of ANSYS workbench

Summary

INTRODUCTION

Solar energy is a kind of unconventional energy source that uses solar radiation to generate energy or for other domestic and industrial purposes. It is a source of renewable energy, called green energy. Some renewable energy sources produce very low CO2 emissions and contribute to reducing global warming. It reduces air pollution and contributes to. Solar energy has wide variety of applications which are characterize a set of parameters that evaluates errors on classified as follows: both the surface of the parabolic reflector and regarding.

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Governing Equations

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