Mechanical development of an actuation system for a parabolic solar trough collector
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2013.
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| author | Carrillo, Juan Felipe (Carrillo Salazar) |
| author2 | Alexander H. Slocum. |
| author_facet | Alexander H. Slocum. Carrillo, Juan Felipe (Carrillo Salazar) |
| author_sort | Carrillo, Juan Felipe (Carrillo Salazar) |
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| description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2013. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/836872019-04-11T04:59:11Z Mechanical development of an actuation system for a parabolic solar trough collector Carrillo, Juan Felipe (Carrillo Salazar) Alexander H. Slocum. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2013. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (page 26). This thesis documents my personal contribution to the development of a hydraulic-based actuation system for a solar trough collector. The goal of this project was to design the actuation system using hydraulic actuators for a four meter solar collector prototype in Pittsfield, New Hampshire. After considering several hydraulic system architectures and conducting in-depth analysis into two of them, the idler pulley scheme was chosen. This mechanism uses a double rod end hydraulic actuator connected to wire rope wrapped around a capstan drum and an idler pulley. The model was optimized for mechanical performance, and it is expected to be a more cost effective option than the existing actuation system in New Hampshire once the controls equipment required to actuate the hydraulic cylinders for the new design is specified. by Juan Felipe Carrillo. S.B. 2014-01-09T19:44:59Z 2014-01-09T19:44:59Z 2013 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/83687 863160944 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 26 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Carrillo, Juan Felipe (Carrillo Salazar) Mechanical development of an actuation system for a parabolic solar trough collector |
| title | Mechanical development of an actuation system for a parabolic solar trough collector |
| title_full | Mechanical development of an actuation system for a parabolic solar trough collector |
| title_fullStr | Mechanical development of an actuation system for a parabolic solar trough collector |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mechanical development of an actuation system for a parabolic solar trough collector |
| title_short | Mechanical development of an actuation system for a parabolic solar trough collector |
| title_sort | mechanical development of an actuation system for a parabolic solar trough collector |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/83687 |
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