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Studies on Scheffler solar concentrator to optimise thermal efficiency
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In this article, a Scheffler solar concentrator of size 2.7m2 has been used for experimentation to improve the thermal efficiency of the solar cells, and a parametric analysis of the system was performed for improvement in thermal efficiency.Abstract:
Parametric analysis of Scheffler solar concentrator system is performed for improvement in thermal efficiency. A Scheffler concentrator of size 2.7 m2 has been used for experimentation. Cylindrical...read more
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Investigations on heat losses from a solar cavity receiver
TL;DR: In this article, an experimental and numerical study of the steady state convective losses occurring from a downward facing cylindrical cavity receiver of length 0.5m, internal diameter of 0.3m and a wind skirt diameter of0.5mm is carried out.
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Effect of aspect ratio on thermal performance of cavity receiver for solar parabolic dish concentrator: An experimental study
TL;DR: In this paper, an experimental study on the thermal performance of the conical cavity receiver with different aspect ratios for solar parabolic dish concentrator is presented, and the results presented in this work are useful for further optimization of the receiver design.
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Investigation of convective and radiative heat losses from modified cavity based solar dish steam generator using ANN
T. Srihari Vikram,K.S. Reddy +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the effects of various parameters such as diameter ratio (d/D), angle of inclination (θ), operating temperature (T), insulation thickness (t) and emissivity (e) of the cavity cover on the heat losses from the modified cavity receiver.
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Effect of Wind Flow on Convective Heat Losses from Scheffler Solar Concentrator Receivers
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the effect of additional factors such as wind speed, wind direction, and receiver geometry on convective losses in a cylindrical and conical receiver.
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Numerical Investigation of Scheffler Solar Concentrator Receivers for Temperature Distribution and Steam Generation Rate.
Anita Arvind Nene,s Ramchandran +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a cylindrical and conical shape receivers of 8 liters capacity are considered for analysis and thermal efficiency of receiver is calculated on the basis of parameters like shape of receiver, initial heating of inlet water (50 o C), tilting of receiver (45 o ), and receiver with glass cover for steam pressure up to 3 bars.