ENGINEERING DESIGN AND OPTICAL INVESTIGATION OF A CONCENTRATING COLLECTOR: CASE STUDY OF A PARABOLIC TROUGH CONCENTRATOR
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2018-05-01
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جامعة الوادي university of eloued
Abstract
In this paper, an optical investigation study of a solar radiation collector has been treated
through a precise model, which it has integrated all the geometrical characteristics of the
concentrator to determine the optimal conditions of its operation. The type of solar collector
chosen is the parabolic trough concentrator (PTC). This concentrator comprises a single
mirror in the form of a half cylinder (cylindrical-parabolic) and a single receiver tube. A
mathematical model has been introduced for the calculation the various optical factors, suchas concentrator ratio “C”, intercept factor “” and incidence angle modifier factor “K ()”.
The collector optical efficiency has exceeded 61 % with an external diameter of the receiver
tube equal to 0.07 m, a focal distance equal to 3.76 m, a rim angle equal to 90° and a
concentration ratio equal to 68.39
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solar energy; parabolic trough concentrator; optical factors; modeling
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M. Ghodbane* , B. Boumeddane . ENGINEERING DESIGN AND OPTICAL INVESTIGATION OF A CONCENTRATING COLLECTOR: CASE STUDY OF A PARABOLIC TROUGH CONCENTRATOR. Journal of Fundamental and sciences. vol.10, no 2. May 2018. Faculty of exact sciences. university of el oued. [visited in 15/01/2017]. available from [http://www.jfas.info]. . STUDYING THE EFFECT OF VARIATION IN VOLUME FRACTIONS OF CARBON FIBRES ON MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF COPPER BASED COMPOSITES. Journal of Fundamental and sciences. vol.10, no 2. May 2018. Faculty of exact sciences. university of el oued. [visited in ../../….]. available from [copy the link here] . STUDYING THE EFFECT OF VARIATION IN VOLUME FRACTIONS OF CARBON FIBRES ON MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF COPPER BASED COMPOSITES. Journal of Fundamental and sciences. vol.10, no 2. May 2018. Faculty of exact sciences. university of el oued. [visited in ../../….]. available from [copy the link here]