A Novel Application for Parabolic Trough Solar Collector Based on Helical Receiver Tube and Nano-Fluid with a Solar Tracking Mechanism

Novel techniques to enhance thermal performance using a helical coil receiver tube and Nano-fluid materials are presented in this paper. Two different applied techniques to enhance thermal performance are used as a new application on parabolic trough solar collector (PTSC). In the present work, PTSC...

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Main Author: Saad Hamidi
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Language:English
Published: Unviversity of Technology- Iraq 2020-05-01
Series:Engineering and Technology Journal
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Online Access:https://etj.uotechnology.edu.iq/article_168948_b60d6002e5101fea36487a1b699a1ca4.pdf
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description Novel techniques to enhance thermal performance using a helical coil receiver tube and Nano-fluid materials are presented in this paper. Two different applied techniques to enhance thermal performance are used as a new application on parabolic trough solar collector (PTSC). In the present work, PTSC has been fabricated using Dioxide Silicon SiO2 with an average particle size of 40nm by taking volume fraction of SiO2 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3%. Distilled water based Nano-fluid as a working fluid and a helical coil receiver tube were used in this paper. Varying the flow rate of Nano-fluids 100,150 and 200l/h are used, respectively. A solar tracking mechanism experimentally has been used with the PTSC. As per ASHRAE standard, the experimental results showed that at volume fraction 0.3 % and flow rate of 200 l/h, the highest increase in the energy absorbed factor FR(τα) was 14.6 % and energy removal factor FRUL was 29.4 % compared with distilled water. The changes in FR(τα) vary from 11.8% to 14.6% while in FRUL, they vary from 20.5% to 29.4% as compared with the distilled water case. The maximum efficiency was about 76.6 % as the heat loss parameter [(Ti–Ta)/GT] =0 at a volume fraction of 0.3 % and the flow rate of 200 l/h.
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spelling doaj.art-3abc556022bb48deb792a6213678fdc32024-02-01T07:32:52ZengUnviversity of Technology- IraqEngineering and Technology Journal1681-69002412-07582020-05-01385A65666810.30684/etj.v38i5A.496168948A Novel Application for Parabolic Trough Solar Collector Based on Helical Receiver Tube and Nano-Fluid with a Solar Tracking MechanismSaad Hamidi0Electromechanical Eng. Dep., University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq.Novel techniques to enhance thermal performance using a helical coil receiver tube and Nano-fluid materials are presented in this paper. Two different applied techniques to enhance thermal performance are used as a new application on parabolic trough solar collector (PTSC). In the present work, PTSC has been fabricated using Dioxide Silicon SiO2 with an average particle size of 40nm by taking volume fraction of SiO2 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3%. Distilled water based Nano-fluid as a working fluid and a helical coil receiver tube were used in this paper. Varying the flow rate of Nano-fluids 100,150 and 200l/h are used, respectively. A solar tracking mechanism experimentally has been used with the PTSC. As per ASHRAE standard, the experimental results showed that at volume fraction 0.3 % and flow rate of 200 l/h, the highest increase in the energy absorbed factor FR(τα) was 14.6 % and energy removal factor FRUL was 29.4 % compared with distilled water. The changes in FR(τα) vary from 11.8% to 14.6% while in FRUL, they vary from 20.5% to 29.4% as compared with the distilled water case. The maximum efficiency was about 76.6 % as the heat loss parameter [(Ti–Ta)/GT] =0 at a volume fraction of 0.3 % and the flow rate of 200 l/h.https://etj.uotechnology.edu.iq/article_168948_b60d6002e5101fea36487a1b699a1ca4.pdfparabolic trough solar collectorhelical coil tubenano-fluidstracking mechanismthermal efficiency
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A Novel Application for Parabolic Trough Solar Collector Based on Helical Receiver Tube and Nano-Fluid with a Solar Tracking Mechanism
Engineering and Technology Journal
parabolic trough solar collector
helical coil tube
nano-fluids
tracking mechanism
thermal efficiency
title A Novel Application for Parabolic Trough Solar Collector Based on Helical Receiver Tube and Nano-Fluid with a Solar Tracking Mechanism
title_full A Novel Application for Parabolic Trough Solar Collector Based on Helical Receiver Tube and Nano-Fluid with a Solar Tracking Mechanism
title_fullStr A Novel Application for Parabolic Trough Solar Collector Based on Helical Receiver Tube and Nano-Fluid with a Solar Tracking Mechanism
title_full_unstemmed A Novel Application for Parabolic Trough Solar Collector Based on Helical Receiver Tube and Nano-Fluid with a Solar Tracking Mechanism
title_short A Novel Application for Parabolic Trough Solar Collector Based on Helical Receiver Tube and Nano-Fluid with a Solar Tracking Mechanism
title_sort novel application for parabolic trough solar collector based on helical receiver tube and nano fluid with a solar tracking mechanism
topic parabolic trough solar collector
helical coil tube
nano-fluids
tracking mechanism
thermal efficiency
url https://etj.uotechnology.edu.iq/article_168948_b60d6002e5101fea36487a1b699a1ca4.pdf
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