ISSN Online: 2688-7231
ISBN Flash Drive: 978-1-56700-497-7
ISBN Online: 978-1-56700-496-0
Proceedings of the 25th National and 3rd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2019)
Thermal Performance Analysis of Parabolic Trough Collector
Resumo
The present work concerns an experimental investigation of
thermal performance of Parabolic Trough Collector (PTC)
for three different mass flow rates (0.0547 kg/s, 0.0597 kg/s
and 0.0647 kg/s). The experiment is carried out using water
as the heat transfer fluid and the Reynolds number ranges
from 2210.667 to 4486.996. Useful heat gain, Nusselt
number and instantaneous efficiency are observed
comparatively higher for the mass flow rate of 0.0647 kg/s.
Also, the thermal performance of the PTC is investigated
according to the ASHRAE standard 93 (1986) for the mass
flow rate of 0.0547 kg/s.