Advanced solar energy utilization technology requires high-grade energy to achieve the most efficient application with compact size and least capital investment recovery period Concentrated solar power (CSP) technology has the capability to meet thermal energy and electrical demands Benefits of using CSP technology with parabolic trough collector (PTC) system include promising cost-effective investment, mature technology, and ease of combining with fossil fuels or other renewable energy sources This review first covered the theoretical framework of CSP technology with PTC system Next, the detailed derivation process of the maximum theoretical concentration ratio of the PTC was initially given Multiple types of heat transfer fluids in tube receivers were reviewed to present the capability of application Moreover, recent developments on heat transfer enhancement methods for CSP technology with PTC system were highlighted As the rupture of glass covers was frequently observed during application, methods of thermal deformation restrain for tube receivers were reviewed as well Commercial CSP plants worldwide with PTC system were presented, including those that are in operation, under construction, and announced Finally, possible further developments of CSP plants with PTC system were outlined Besides, suggestions for future research and application guidance were also illustrated

Progress in concentrated solar power technology with parabolic trough collector system: A comprehensive review

Alternative designs of parabolic trough solar collectors

Modeling, simulation and performance analysis of parabolic trough solar collectors: A comprehensive review

In response to recent advances in numerical heat transfer research, the K-8 Committee of Theory and Fundamental Research of the ASME Heat Transfer Division has sponsored a symposium on the subject at the 1990 AIAA/ASME Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference in Seattle, Washington. This symposium volume contains the papers presented in three technical sessions. Works dealing with both the methodology and the results of numerical solutions of heat transfer problems are included in this volume. A large number of excellent manuscripts were submitted by researchers from this country and abroad. The papers collected here provide a representative cross section of current contributions to numerical methods in heat transfer.

Numerical heat transfer

A review on the application of hybrid nanofluids for parabolic trough collector: Recent progress and outlook

Stratification analysis of domestic hot water storage tanks: A comprehensive review

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Numerical optimization and convective thermal loss analysis of improved solar parabolic trough collector receiver system with one sided thermal insulation

Numerical prediction of the stratification performance in domestic hot water storage tanks

Solar energy technology has grabbed a worldwide interest and attention these days. India also, having a huge solar influx and potential, is not falling back to feed its energy demand through non-conventional energy sources such as concentrating solar power (CSP) and photovoltaic (PV). This work will try to add some comprehensive insight on solar energy framework, policy, outlook and socio-economic challenges of India. This includes its prominent areas of working such as grid independent and ‘utility-scale’ power production using CSP or PV power plants, rural as well as urban electrification using PV, solar powered public transportation systems, solar power in agrarian society—water pumping, irrigation, waste management and so on and so forth. Despite the fact that, a vast legion of furtherance and advancement has been done during the last decade of solar energy maturation and proliferation, improvements could be suggested so as to augment the solar energy usage in contrast to conventional energy sources in India.

Yogender Pal Chandra

Papers

Stratification analysis of domestic hot water storage tanks: A comprehensive review

Numerical optimization and convective thermal loss analysis of improved solar parabolic trough collector receiver system with one sided thermal insulation

Numerical prediction of the stratification performance in domestic hot water storage tanks

Solar Energy a Path to India’s Prosperity

Performance Modelling and Parametric Analysis of Domestic Hot Water Tanks in Discharging Mode