Analysis of Parabolic trough Collector with Various Reflectors
| Author(s) | : | Prof. Rakesh M Dolia |
| Institution | : | Assi. Professor, Mechanical Engg, DJMIT, Mogar, Anand, Gujarat |
| Published In | : | Vol. 2, Issue 13 — January 2015 |
| Page No. | : | - |
| Domain | : | Engineering |
| Type | : | Research Paper |
| ISSN (Online) | : | 2348-4470 |
| ISSN (Print) | : | 2348-6406 |
A solar powered air heating system using parabolic trough collector was experimentallyinvestigated. In this experimental setup, the reflected solar radiations were focused on absorbertube which was placed at focal length of the parabolic trough. In this setup, air was used asworking fluid which collects the heat from absorber tube. To enhance the performance of parabolictrough, collector with different type of reflectors were used. It was observed For Aluminum sheetmaximum temperature is 52.3ºC, which 24.22% more than steel sheet as reflector and 8.5% morethan Aluminum foil as reflector, also efficiency by using Aluminum sheet as reflector compared tosteel sheet as reflector is 61.18% more. Efficiency by using Aluminum sheet as reflector comparedto Aluminum foil as reflector is 18.98% more
Prof. Rakesh M Dolia, “Analysis of Parabolic trough Collector with Various Reflectors”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 2, Issue 13, pp. -, January 2015.
