Thermal Performance Enhancement Using Absorber Tube with Inner Helical Axial Fins in a Parabolic Trough Solar Collector

Thermal Performance Enhancement Using Absorber Tube with Inner Helical Axial Fins in a Parabolic Trough Solar Collector

In the present work, a parabolic trough solar (PTC) collector with inner helical axial fins as swirl generator or turbulator is considered and analyzed numerically. The three-dimensional numerical simulations have been done by finite volume method (FVM) using a commercial CFD code, ANSYS FLUENT 18.2...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Zaboli, Seyed Soheil Mousavi Ajarostaghi, Seyfolah Saedodin, Mohsen Saffari Pour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
solar energy
parabolic trough collector
thermal performance
turbulator
swirl generator
numerical simulation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/16/7423

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