Enhancing the performance of parabolic trough solar collectors: Cost-effective innovative designs for sustainable energy harvesting

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dc.contributor.authorKaraagac, Mehmet Onur
dc.contributor.authorAkinci, Burak
dc.contributor.authorErgun, Alper
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-29T15:55:00Z
dc.date.available2024-09-29T15:55:00Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentKarabük Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThis study aims to improve the performance and stability of parabolic trough solar collectors (PTSC), especially those with heat storage capacity. Three different receiver tube designs have been meticulously developed to achieve this goal. As a result of the research, the Black surface (BS) -PTSC and PTSC- Paraffin wax (PW) systems achieved 26.5% and 56.8% more thermal energy flow, respectively, compared to the conventional PTSC. In addition, while the average thermal efficiencies of the PTSC, BS-PTSC, and PTSC-PW systems were found to be 11.2%, 14.1%, and 16.9%, respectively, the average exergy efficiencies of the PTSC, BS-PTSC, and PTSC-PW were 1.4%, 1.9%, and 2.3%. Painting the black copper pipe and filling the receiver tube with paraffin wax PCM increased thermal and exergy efficiency. Besides, comparing the temperature differences based on the PTSC system, it was found that BS-PTSC and PTSC-PW systems have 12.3% and 16.4% higher tank temperatures, respectively. The findings of this research have demonstrated the potential of parabolic trough solar collectors equipped with heat storage. It has also increased the sustainability index in terms of sustainability and reduced CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. Furthermore, it has been shown that these simple and inexpensive designs, without significant modifications to the system, can achieve high thermal performance without unnecessary expensive components.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKarabuk University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit [KBBAP-23-DS-067]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study is supported by Karabuk University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit. Project Number: KBUEBAP-23-DS-067en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.123693
dc.identifier.issn1359-4311
dc.identifier.issn1873-5606
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85196665077en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.123693
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14619/4408
dc.identifier.volume253en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001259805500001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPergamon-Elsevier Science Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofApplied Thermal Engineeringen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectParabolic trough collectoren_US
dc.subjectSolar Energyen_US
dc.subjectTube -typeen_US
dc.subjectExergyen_US
dc.subjectEnergyen_US
dc.subjectSolar water heateren_US
dc.titleEnhancing the performance of parabolic trough solar collectors: Cost-effective innovative designs for sustainable energy harvestingen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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