RECENT DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS OF
A historical introduction into the application of solar energy is attempted followed by a description of the various types of collectors including flat-plate, compound parabolic, evacuated tube
Design of solar collector networks for industrial applications
Highlights • A methodology for the design of solar collectors networks is introduced. • Network structure represented by a series–parallel collector arrangement. •
Flat plate solar collector networks: Design and retrofit
Some modifications to enhance the performance of solar collectors involve implementing changes to construction materials and the use of new working fluid. Kizildag et al [5] developed prototypes of flat plate solar collectors that absorb between 2.5 and 1.4 times more solar energy than standard collectors during winter and spring. This
Design, construction, and operation of the first industrial salinity
Contrary, scarce examples of industrial solar ponds can be found. The aim of this paper is to describe the design, construction, and operation of a 500 m 2 industrial solar pond in Granada (Spain). This solar pond was constructed with the purpose of delivering a heat stream of up to 60 °C to minimize the fuel oil consumption at the mineral
Design and development of compound parabolic concentrating
Despite about five decades of development, commercial solar energy has not yet unable to penetrate the electric and gas options. For this particular reason, designing compound parabolic concentrators-photovoltaic thermal solar collectors (CPC-PVT) continues until achieving similar or greater performance with a comparative cost.
A comprehensive analysis on advances in application of solar collectors
Flat plate solar collectors are simplest, cost effective and popular solar energy harvesting systems. Progressive advancement in flat plate solar collector has been contributed by modification in design, insulation material, process improvement and advanced working fluids (nano-fluids) of vast varieties.
Design and Development of a Compound Parabolic Concentrator (CPC) Solar
/day: China—5.5, Bangladesh—5, and India—4 to 7, South Europe—5, North Europe—3. present status, suitable solar collectors, design and integration aspects, performance that this collector has great potential in industrial, residential and agricultural sectors. Umair et al. [7] designed and evaluated CPC with wings angled
Design, construction and performance test of an efficient large
The performance of a thermal collector can be evaluated by determination of thermal efficiency in steady state test of solar simulators. This paper presents design and construction of an efficient
Parabolic Trough Solar Collector – Design,
Abstract This work presents the design, construction and investigation of experimental study of a Parabolic Trough Solar Collector (PTSC). It is a construction of a matrix of mirrors to form the
Solar industrial process heating: A review
Required collector area for a process heating system can be estimated as (1) SCA = PHR h (η c) (GHI d) where PHR h represents the rate of process heat requirement (kW th), GHI d the chosen design value of GHI assumed to be incident on the aperture of the solar collector (W/m 2). η c the thermal efficiency of solar energy utilization of solar collector at
Recent progress in solar water heaters and solar collectors: A
ETC is the most predominant in solar collector technology used worldwide for both glazed and unglazed [169]. Unglazed solar collectors have been predominantly used for solar pool heating systems and they dominate the US solar market [42]. These unglazed collectors of several commercial types are not commonly used as solar collectors with glazing.
RECENT DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS OF EVACUATED TUBE SOLAR COLLECTORS
of solar collectors. In this paper, an exclusive literature on preference of evacuated collector, types of evacuated collectors, their construction, applications and challenges have been reviewed
(PDF) Design and Construction of a New Solar Collector Using
Design and Construction of a New Solar Collector Using Flat Plates to Absorb Water from Atmospheric Air in Remote Areas by Solar Energy and Materials as Moisture Absorbent December 2023 DOI: 10.
Design, construction, and testing of a parabolic trough solar
This paper reports the design, construction, and evaluation of a solar parabolic trough concentrator (PTC) with a rim angle of 45°, a length of 4.88 m, and an aperture area of 5.8 m 2.The PTC is made of aluminium in such a way that both the manufacturing and assembly processes do not require complicated technology or skilled labour.
(PDF) Evacuated tubes solar air collectors:
This type of collector outperforms flat plate collectors in terms of reducing heat loss through conduction and convection and also during cloudy days; thus, ETSACs are
Design and Development of an Innovative Flat Plate Solar Collector
2. Design a new flat plate solar collector based on the research done that will be able to enhance the efficiency of the solar collector. 3. Develop the prototype based on the approved design and make experiment using the prototype. Analyze the result by comparing the characteristics of the new design of solar collector with the existing one.
Solar energy collectors | PPT
9. Flate Plate Collector Flat Plate Collectors -consist of a thin metal box with insulated sides and back, a glass or plastic cover (the glazing) and a dark colour absorber. The
(PDF) Design Analysis and Material Selection of Flat
The harvest of solar radiation to useful heat energy by the use of the flat plate collector is a function of good knowledge of the design procedure and proper material selection which is very
Design and Performance Evaluation of Large Field of Flat Plate
The main objective of the present study is to provide a reliable method to design a flat plate solar collectors network that supplies the needed mega-scale hot water duty for industrial processes
A Review of Solar Collectors and Thermal Energy Storage in Solar
Solar collectors: non-concentrating collectors; concentrating collectors; High-temperature thermal energy storage: design criteria; materials; heat transfer enhancement technologies; An overview of existing and future solar power stations. 2. Solar collectors A solar collector, the special energy exchanger, converts solar irradiation energy
Review article Building-integrated passive and renewable solar
Solar-based energy technologies are among the most attractive renewable solutions for buildings owing to their proven energy, economic and environmental (3E) performance, offering a promising path to reducing dependence on fossil fuels and mitigating associated environmental impacts [11], [12].Renewable solar systems (RSSs), such as
Industrial Solar Drying System: Modeling and Design
The development of solar energy applications in industrial sector from multiple viewpoints was discussed [11]. This study suggested the exploration of solar drying systems for industrial purposes based on energy and exergy analysis. In order to identify obstacles and barriers facing solar drying utilization in the industrial sector, authors
Design-and-Construction-of-a-Serpentine-Solar
This paper discusses the design and construction of a serpentine solar flat plate collector, which is an innovative approach for harnessing solar energy. (Natural Circulation type / thermosyphon type), Large Size Solar Water Heater
(PDF) Design and Construction of Solar Dryer for
This paper presents the design, fabrication and performance evaluation of an indirect forced convection solar dryer consisting of a solar air collector, drying cabinet and a centrifugal blower. The dryer has been designed indigenously
Optimal design of solar collector network in novel hybrid
By utilizing SFPC, a MED-TVC desalination unit, a boiler, and a pump assembly are designed to enhance the efficiency of the water distillatory using solar energy as shown in Fig. 1.The collectors preheat the seawater by absorbing solar radiation and deliver it as feedwater to the water distillatory, while the boiler provides the necessary heat support for the steam
Parabolic Trough Solar Collector – Design,
This paper presents the design, construction and investigates an experimental study of a parabolic Trough Solar Collector (PTSC). It is constructed of multi – piece glass mirror to form the
Design and Construction of an
The objective of this work is to design and construct a lithium bromide–water (LiBr-H 2 O) absorption cooling system with a nominal capacity of approximately 1 TOR
Application of solar thermal collectors for energy consumption in
Solar collectors are energy harvesting devices that convert solar radiation into heat energy and transport the generated heat via a working fluid (heat transfer fluid) in a riser pipe to a storage tank [21], [22].The solar energy transported by the working fluid can also be utilised directly for space heating, equipment conditioning and other thermomechanical applications [23].
Design, Construction and Evaluation of Parabolic Trough Collector
Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of ISES. doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.10.082 2013 ISES Solar World Congress Design, construction and evaluation of parabolic trough collector as demonstrative prototype J.Macedo-Valenciaa, J. RamÃrez-Ã vilaa, R. Acostaa, O.A. Jaramillob and J.O Aguilara* aDepartamento de
Thermal optimization and exergy efficiency of two new parabolic solar
This research examined problems regarding enhancement of the thermal efficiency, performance examination and optimization of parabolic trough solar collector (PTSC) based on implementation of TiO 2 nanofluids and new design of two collectors. This new design aims to enhance efficiency of PTSC by increasing the amount of absorbed radiation or