Design Data for the Computation of Thermal Loss in the Receiver of a Parabolic Trough Concentrator

Thomas, A and Thomas, Satish A (1994) Design Data for the Computation of Thermal Loss in the Receiver of a Parabolic Trough Concentrator. In: Energy Conversion and Management, 35 (7). pp. 555-568.

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Abstract

The design data required for the computation of thermal loss in the receiver of a parabolic trough concentrator for specific absorber tube diameters, various ambient temperatures, wind velocity and absorber temperatures from 50 to 350°C in steps of 10°C are presented in this paper. Curve-fitting equations for the above and a few empirical relations are also presented to enable the designer to generate the required data for any absorber temperature, absorber diameter, ambient temperature, wind velocity and emissivity of the solar selective coating of the absorber.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Energy Conversion and Management
Publisher:	Elsevier
Additional Information:	The copyright for this article belongs to Elsevier.
Keywords:	Parabolic trough concentrator;Receiver;Absorber tube;Glass envelope;Thermal loss
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Instrumentation Appiled Physics
Date Deposited:	19 Sep 2006
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:30
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/8188

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