Performance of Closed Cylindrical Parabolic Trough Collector for Solar Thermal Application

H. B. Kulkarni

Volume 7, Issue 3 , July 2016, , Pages 226-232

https://doi.org/10.5829/idosi.ijee.2016.07.03.03

Abstract
  A Cylindrical parabolic trough (CPT) collector of aperture width 1.03 m and length of 1.82m was designed and fabricated. CPT was covered with glass of thickness of 3 mm to avoid convective heat loss. Reflector coated with polished aluminum sheet having reflectivity 0.87 and receiver tube made of mild ...  Read More