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Wavy-tape insert designed for managing highly concentrated solar energy on absorber tube of parabolic trough receiver
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In this article, a wavy-tape insert was used for the parabolic trough receiver (PTR) to improve its performances by enhancing the heat transfer inside the absorber tube.About:
This article is published in Energy.The article was published on 2017-12-15. It has received 101 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Heat transfer enhancement & Heat transfer.read more
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Alternative designs of parabolic trough solar collectors
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarized the existing alternative designs of PTC and suggested the future trends in this area, as well as the use of concentrating thermal photovoltaic collectors.
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Modeling, simulation and performance analysis of parabolic trough solar collectors: A comprehensive review
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of current and past studies to assess the optical and thermal performances of parabolic trough solar collectors, modeling approaches and the potential improvements proposed on behalf of the parabolic-trough solar collector design is presented.
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Enhancing the performance of parabolic trough collectors using nanofluids and turbulators
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a numerical comparative analysis between the most usual thermal enhancement techniques, which is conducted with a validated CFD model in SolidWorks Flow Simulation for various fluid temperature levels.
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Hydrothermal analysis for a parabolic solar unit with wavy absorber pipe and nanofluid
TL;DR: In this article , the numerical simulation for thermal analysis of PTC with a wavy absorber pipe employing finite volume method was presented, where a two phase model for a mixture of oil and CuO nanoparticles were applied to find the amount of received heat to absorber.
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A review of concentrating solar thermal collectors with and without nanofluids
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed the recent trends in the solar concentrating collectors and gave the emphasis on the performance enhancement methods which applied to the concentrating technologies, and concluded that the most effective enhancement methods in the concentrating solar collectors, as well as the future fields that have to be investigated.
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Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer
TL;DR: This paper introduced the physical effects underlying heat and mass transfer phenomena and developed methodologies for solving a variety of real-world problems, such as energy minimization, mass transfer, and energy maximization.
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Performance evaluation criteria for use of enhanced heat transfer surfaces in heat exchanger design
TL;DR: In this paper, a broad range of Performance Evaluation Criteria (PEC) applicable to single-phase flow in tubes is presented and detailed procedures are outlined to calculate the performance improvement and to select the optimal surface geometry.
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Enhancement of heat transfer using nanofluids—An overview
TL;DR: A colloidal mixture of nano-sized particles in a base fluid, called nanofluids, tremendously enhances the heat transfer characteristics of the original fluid, and is ideally suited for practical applications due to its marvelous characteristics.
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Heat Transfer Analysis and Modeling of a Parabolic Trough Solar Receiver Implemented in Engineering Equation Solver
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the development, validation, and use of a heat transfer model implemented in Engineering Equation Solver, which determines the performance of a parabolic trough solar collector's linear receiver, also called a heat collector element.