F.Q. Cui

TL;DR: In this paper, a detailed three-dimensional computational model of the whole parabolic trough solar collector (PTC) system and corresponding numerical simulations by combining the Finite Volume Method (FVM) and the Monte Carlo Ray-Trace (MCRT) method were presented.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present numerical computation results on turbulent flow and coupled heat transfer enhancement in a novel parabolic trough solar absorber tube, where longitudinal vortex generators (LVGs) are only located on the side of the absorbing tube with concentrated solar radiation.

TL;DR: In this paper, the numerical results of the comparative and sensitive analysis for different parabolic trough solar collector (PTC) systems under different operating conditions, expected to optimize the PTC system of better comprehensive characteristics and optical performance or to evaluate the accuracy required for future constructions.

TL;DR: A general-purpose numerical method for improving design/simulation tools for the concentrating solar collectors (CSCs) of concentrated solar power (CSP) systems and the results show that the proposed method and model are reliable to simulate various types of CSCs.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of the geometric parameters of the reflector of a PTC system and the focal shape formed by the defocusing phenomenon of the non-parallel solar beam were numerically studied and optimized, using a proposed three-dimensional integrated model combined the Finite Volume Method (FVM) with the Monte Carlo Ray-Trace (MCRT).