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Brooks, Michael John. "Performance of a parabolic trough solar collector." Thesis, Link to the online version, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/984.

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Hachicha, Ahmed Amine. "Numerical modelling of a parabolic trough solar collector." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/129729.

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Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technologies are gaining increasing interest in electricity generation due to the good potential for scaling up renewable energy at the utility level. Parabolic trough solar collector (PTC) is economically the most proven and advanced of the various CSP technologies. The modelling of these devices is a key aspect in the improvement of their design and performances which can represent a considerable increase of the overall efficiency of solar power plants. In the subject of modelling and improving the performances of PTCs and their heat collector elements (HCEs),

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Alsaady, Mustafa Mohammed H. "Innovative design for ferrofluids based parabolic trough solar collector." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2018. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48221/.

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The demand for modern energy services is increasing rapidly. Solar energy has the potential to meet a significant share of the world’s energy request. Solar energy is one of the cleanest renewable forms with little or no effect on the environment. The concentrating solar power is one of the methods to harvest sun’s energy. Concentrating solar power has the advantage of easier energy storage compared to photovoltaic systems. However, the cost of energy generated by those systems is higher than conventional energy sources. It is necessary to improve the performance of concentrating solar power t

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Carrillo, Juan Felipe (Carrillo Salazar). "Mechanical development of an actuation system for a parabolic solar trough collector." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/83687.

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Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2013.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (page 26).<br>This thesis documents my personal contribution to the development of a hydraulic-based actuation system for a solar trough collector. The goal of this project was to design the actuation system using hydraulic actuators for a four meter solar collector prototype in Pittsfield, New Hampshire. After considering several hydraulic system architectures and conducting in-depth analysis into two of them, the idler pu

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Woodrow, Oliver Rhys. "Characterisation of a parabolic trough collector using sheet metal and glass mirror strips." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/62804.

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A novel type of parabolic trough collector was characterised using a very basic theoretical model. This model looked at an ideal case and provided a basic expectation that was compared to actual measurements. The model showed that greater improvements can be achieved if heat losses to the environment are limited or omitted. This can be achieved by using a glass shield to insulate the receiver in a vacuum to limit the effect wind has and therefore limit convective losses. The experimental characterisation of the PTC consisted of taking six different temperature measurements to better understand

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Figueredo, Stacy L. (Stacy Lee) 1981. "Parabolic trough solar collectors : design for increasing efficiency." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/68524.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2011.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-200).<br>Parabolic trough collectors are a low cost implementation of concentrated solar power technology that focuses incident sunlight onto a tube filled with a heat transfer fluid. The efficiency and cost of the parabolic trough collector designs is influenced by structural stiffness, choice of materials, assembly tolerances, mirror cleanliness and wear. Current performance estimates of solar trough optical fie

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Sotte, Marco. "Design, test and mathematical modeling of parabolic trough solar collectors." Doctoral thesis, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11566/242075.

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La radiazione solare alla sua origine è una fonte di energetica ad alta exergia: il sole ha un’irradianza pari a 63 MW/m2. Ma all’arrivo sulla superficie terrestre questo flusso diminuisce drasticamente. Per questa ragione, quando si necessita di elevate temperature o elevate exergie si adottano sistemi solari a concentrazione. Fra tutte le possibili geometrie i concentratori solari parabolici assiali sono di gran lunga la tecnologia più adottata. Un campo di utilizzo dei PTC (parabolic trough collectors) è quello del c

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Nyberg, Fanny. "Evaluation of Convection Suppressor for Concentrating Solar Collectors with a Parabolic Trough." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-148543.

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Absolicon Solar Collector AB in Härnösand, Sweden, develops concentrating solar collectors with a parabolic trough. In the solar collector trough, there is thermal loss due to convection. A convection suppressor was made and used as a method to reduce thermal loss due to convection in the trough. The objective of the project was to evaluate the convection suppressor for solar collectors with a parabolic trough and its impact on the performance (thermal loss characteristics) in two different orientations of the trough, horizontal and inclined. The performance of the solar collector was first me

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Nation, Deju Denton. "A conceptual electrical energy storage (EES) receiver for solar parabolic trough collector (PTC) power plants." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2013. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/5331/.

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This work outlines the conceptualization, modelling and design of a novel electrical energy storage (EES) receiver for use in solar parabolic trough collector (PTC) power plants. A hybridization of sodium sulphur (NaS) battery and parabolic trough collector (PTC) Technologies, the EES receiver concept could one day enable PTC power plants to operate 24 hrs using solar energy only, while simultaneously providing them significant ancillary power benefits. Modelling of the EES receiver operation is achieved using of a system of ten steady state (algebraic) equations and two transient (partial dif

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Paetzold, Joachim Meinert. "A Wind Engineering Analysis of Parabolic Trough Concentrating Solar Power." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/15256.

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This thesis aims at improving the understanding of the effects of the wind on parabolic trough Concentrating Solar Power technology. Parabolic trough power plants are often located in areas that are subjected to high wind speeds, as an open terrain without any obstructions is beneficial for the plant performance. The wind impacts both the structural requirements and the performance of the plant. The aerodynamic loads from the wind impose strong requirements on the support structure of the reflectors, and they also impact the tracking accuracy. On a thermal level the airflow around the glass e

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Nolte, Henriette C. "Analysis and Optimisation of a Receiver Tube for Direct Steam Generation in a Solar Parabolic Trough Collector." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45965.

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This study focused on a numerical second law analysis and optimisation of a receiver tube op- erating in a parabolic trough solar collector for small-scale application. The receiver functioned in a Rankine cycle. The focus was on entropy generation minimisation in the receiver due to the high quality exergy losses in this component. Water functioned as the working uid and was heated from ambient conditions (liquid) to a superheated state (vapour), consequently, the receiver tube was subject to both single phase as well as two-phase ow. Entropy generation in the receiver tube was main

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Mohammed, Hussein A. Mohammed. "Heat Transfer Enhancement in a Parabolic Trough Solar Collector (PTSC) Using Passive Technique and Nanofluids/ Hybrid Nanofluids." Thesis, Curtin University, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/87667.

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Numerical analysis on a three-dimensional PTSC receiver’s tube model equipped with conical/wavy turbulators was conducted with various types of nanofluids/hybrid nanofluids. The Navier-Stokes equations were solved using FVM coupled with the MCRT method. The flow, thermal and entropy characteristics of the PTSC’s receiver tube were investigated. This research revealed that the coupling of conical/wavy turbulators and hybrid nanofluids effectively augmented the thermal and exergetic efficiencies and reduced the entropy generation rate compared with pure base-fluid.

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Ibrahim, Idowu David. "Development of Smart Parabolic Trough Solar Collector for Water Heating and Hybrid Polymeric Composite Water Storage Tank." Electronic Thesis or Diss., université Paris-Saclay, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020UPASG049.

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Les sources d’énergies utilisées pour le chauffage de l’eau dans les bâtiments commerciaux et résidentielles sont multiples. Ces ressources sont essentiellement électriques dans les milieux urbains et utilisent le bois dans les milieux ruraux. Le pourcentage de l’énergie solaire utilisé reste assez faible. Les méthodes les utilisées pour produire l’eau chaude sont pour basés pour l’essentielle sur l’utilisation des résistances électrique ou des capteurs solaire plat. Le travail présenté dans cette thèse est basé sur l’utilisation des concentrateurs solaires pour chauffer des collecteurs d’éner

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Usta, Yasemin. "Simulations Of A Large Scale Solar Thermal Power Plant In Turkey Using Concentrating Parabolic Trough Collectors." Master's thesis, METU, 2010. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612800/index.pdf.

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In this study, the theoretical performance of a concentrating solar thermal electric system (CSTES) using a field of parabolic trough collectors (PTC) is investigated. The commercial software TRNSYS and the Solar Thermal Electric Components (STEC) library are used to model the overall system design and for simulations. The model was constructed using data from the literature for an existing 30-MW solar electric generating system (SEGS VI) using PTC&rsquo<br>s in Kramer Junction, California. The CSTES consists of a PTC loop that drives a Rankine cycle with superheat and reheat, 2-stage high and

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Al-Hasnawi, Hassan. "Solar Heat in Industrial Processes : Integration of Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors Dairy Plants and Pharmaceutical Plants." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-125025.

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The industry sector accounts for a high share of the final energy consumption, with industries in EU-28accounting for a quarter of the final energy demand. Studies also show that 45 % of the industrial heatdemand in EU-27 is in a temperature range that can be supplied with present day solar collectors. Despitethis large potential, solar heat faces obstacles hindering its growth in the industrial sector. The mostsignificant obstacle is the low insight of the industrial system designs and energy demands. Those arecrucial factors for the feasibility and dimensioning of solar heating systems. Thre

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COCCIA, GIANLUCA. "Design, Manufacturing, Testing, and Mathematical Modeling of Concentrating Solar Systems: a Study Applied to Prototypes of Parabolic Trough Collector and Solar Box Cooker." Doctoral thesis, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11566/245262.

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L'utilizzo di energia solare termica deve essere sostenuto per ridurre il consumo di fonti fossili climalteranti. Nel presente studio si sono progettati e realizzati due sistemi solari a concentrazione: un collettore parabolico assiale (PTC) ed un forno solare a scatola. Il PTC ha un angolo di bordo di 90° ed un rapporto di concentrazione di 19,89. Sul concentratore, realizzato in sandwich composito, sono state applicate pellicole in alluminio ad elevata riflettanza. Il ricevitore è un tubo di acciaio rivestito da una vernice selettiva. Il sistema di inseguimento è governato da un algoritmo so

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Filatov, Artem. "Concentrating Collector for Torsång District Heating System." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Energiteknik, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-28539.

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In this thesis report for Dalarna University in Borlange and Absolicon company the study of a possibility to add an array of concentrating solar collectors to a Torsång district heating system was done. The whole idea of this work was to make a simulation of this kind of system, trying to get 15-20% of solar fraction, and make an economical evaluation. At the same time, another goal was to make two comparisons: between concentrating and flat-plate collector in the same system, and between two tools for collector analysis – Polysun and Absolicon tool, based on TRNSYS, which was designed to esti

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Bialobrzeski, Robert Wetherill. "Optimization of a SEGS solar field for cost effective power output." Thesis, Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/24631.

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Marchesini, Camilla. "Modelling and Verification of a Correction Factor to Evaluate the Efficiency of Solar Thermal Collectors with the Rapid Test Method." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2016. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/11741/.

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A new method for the evaluation of the efficiency of parabolic trough collectors, called Rapid Test Method, is investigated at the Solar Institut Jülich. The basic concept is to carry out measurements under stagnation conditions. This allows a fast and inexpensive process due to the fact that no working fluid is required. With this approach, the temperature reached by the inner wall of the receiver is assumed to be the stagnation temperature and hence the average temperature inside the collector. This leads to a systematic error which can be rectified through the introduction of a correction f

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Shah, Hassim. "Integration of solar thermal collectors in the dairy industry: A techno-economic assessment : A case study of Dubai." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för elektroteknik, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-446212.

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A predominant amount of energy needed in the industrial sector is in the form of heat. A significant number of industries in the world still relies on fossil fuels for meeting their heat requirements. A transition to renewable energy for heating needs is at a snail's pace due to fossil fuel lock-in, cost superiority of conventional fuels, and less government support for renewable technology for thermal requirements. The dairy industry is one of the sectors that need heat energy for its production process. This study deals with a techno-economic analysis on the integration of parabolic trough c

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Lemaitre, Emile, and Michael Peri. "Techno-Economic Analysis of Parabolic Trough Collectors : A case study for two industrial parks in Zhejiang, China." Thesis, KTH, Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-256528.

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Transitioning the industrial sector’s energy system to renewable sources is crucial to reduce climate change. There is no exception for China, currently having the highest absolute levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the world. The industrial sector accounts for about two thirds of the national energy consumption and coal is the country’s most important energy source. The integration of alternative energy sources such as solar can help transitioning the country’s energy system. By presenting a techno-economic analysis, this thesis gives an indication for profitability and in what exten

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Andre, Michael Sean [Verfasser], Kai-Uwe [Akademischer Betreuer] Bletzinger, Riccardo [Gutachter] Rossi, Rainald [Gutachter] Löhner, and Kai-Uwe [Gutachter] Bletzinger. "Aeroelastic Modeling and Simulation for the Assessment of Wind Effects on a Parabolic Trough Solar Collector / Michael Sean Andre ; Gutachter: Riccardo Rossi, Rainald Löhner, Kai-Uwe Bletzinger ; Betreuer: Kai-Uwe Bletzinger." München : Universitätsbibliothek der TU München, 2018. http://d-nb.info/1161528733/34.

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Vasquez, Padilla Ricardo. "Simplified Methodology for Designing Parabolic Trough Solar Power Plants." Scholar Commons, 2011. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3390.

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The performance of parabolic trough based solar power plants over the last 25 years has proven that this technology is an excellent alternative for the commercial power industry. Compared to conventional power plants, parabolic trough solar power plants produce significantly lower levels of carbon dioxide, although additional research is required to bring the cost of concentrator solar plants to a competitive level. The cost reduction is focused on three areas: thermodynamic efficiency improvements by research and development, scaling up of the unit size, and mass production of the equipment.

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Skouras, George N. "Design and Analysis of a Parabolic Trough Solar Concentrator." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2018. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/1915.

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A prototype solar desalination system (SODESAL) with a parabolic-trough solar concentrator (PTSC) and evacuated tube was designed and analyzed to determine the solar thermal capabilities for small-scale distillation and energy generation. A proof-of-concept study verified that distillation is possible with the system as designed, however a rupture occurred in the copper heat-pipe heat exchanger due to overheating. The internal temperatures of an aluminum heat transfer fin were measured inside an evacuated tube typically used in solar water heater systems to understand the lateral heat distribu

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Meiser, Siw [Verfasser]. "Analysis of parabolic trough concentrator mirror shape accuracy in laboratory and collector / Siw Meiser." Aachen : Hochschulbibliothek der Rheinisch-Westfälischen Technischen Hochschule Aachen, 2014. http://d-nb.info/1052217427/34.

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Amba, Harsha Vardhan. "Operation and Monitoring of Parabolic Trough Concentrated Solar Power Plant." Scholar Commons, 2015. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5891.

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The majority of the power generated today is produced using fossil fuels,emitting carbon dioxide and other pollutants every second. Also, fossil fuels will eventually run out. For the increasing worldwide energy demand, the use f reliable and environmentally beneficial natural energy sources is one of the biggest challenges. Alongside wind and water, the solar energy which is clean, CO2-neutral and limitless, is our most valuable resource. Concentrated solar power (CSP) is becoming one of the excellent alternative sources for the power industry. The successful implementation of this technology

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Alsharkawi, Adham. "Automatic control of a parabolic trough solar thermal power plant." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2017. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/17890/.

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This thesis is interested in improving the operation of a parabolic trough technology based solar thermal power plant by means of automatic control. One of the challenging issues in a solar thermal power plant, from the control point of view, is to maintain the thermal process variables close to their desired levels. In contrast to a conventional power plant where fuel is used as the manipulated variable, in a solar thermal power plant, solar radiation cannot be manipulated and in fact it ironically acts as a disturbance due to its change on a daily and seasonal basis. The research facility AC

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Abiose, Kabir. "Improving the concentrated solar power plant through connecting the modular parabolic solar trough." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/105718.

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Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2016.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Concentrating solar power (CSP) stands as a promising renewable energy technology with the ability to contribute towards global reduction of carbon emissions. A major obstacle to increased adoption of CSP plants has to do with their high initial investment cost; consequently, there is a powerful desire to find improvements that decrease the initial capital investment for a CSP plant. One such improvement involves connecting modularized parabolic trough se

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O'Rourke, Conor R. (Conor Rakis). "Mechanical development of the actuation system of a parabolic solar trough." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/68906.

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Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2011.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 47).<br>This thesis documents my personal contribution to the engineering and design of an actuation system with the purpose of rotating a parabolic solar trough to track the sun throughout the day. The primary focus of the design was to create a robust system with minimal cost while meeting a number of functional requirements. After considering a number of possible designs and conducting an in-depth analysis into two o

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Koniski, Cyril (Cyril A. ). "Error analysis of motion transmission mechanisms : design of a parabolic solar trough." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/54497.

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Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2009.<br>Page 47 blank. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 42).<br>This thesis presents the error analysis pertaining to the design of an innovative solar trough for use in solar thermal energy generation fields. The research was a collaborative effort between Stacy Figueredo from Prof. Alexander Slocum's Precision Engineering Research Group at MIT and a team of students from the 2.752 Mechanical Engineering course and resulted in a final design that uses two lin

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Kariuki, Kibaara Samuel. "Technical and economic analysis of parabolic trough concentrating solar thermal power plant." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11929.

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Includes abstract.<br>Includes bibliographical references.<br>This thesis reports on the technical and economic analysis of wet and dry cooling technologies of parabolic trough CSTP plant. This was done through modelling and simulation of a standalone and grid connected parabolic trough using the System Advisor Model (SAM).

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Khonkar, Hussam. "A novel design of a compound parabolic concentrator with dual-cavity." Thesis, University of Reading, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.363842.

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Vahland, Sören. "Analysis of Parabolic Trough Solar Energy Integration into Different Geothermal Power Generation Concepts." Thesis, KTH, Kraft- och värmeteknologi, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-129093.

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The change in climate as a consequence of anthropogenic activities is a subject ofmajor concerns. In order to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions inthe atmosphere, the utilization of renewable, fossil-free power generationapplications becomes inevitable. Geothermal and solar energy play a major rolein covering the increased demand for renewable energy sources of today’s andfuture’s society. A special focus hereby lies on the Concentrating Solar Powertechnologies and different geothermal concepts. The costs for producingelectricity through Concentrating Solar Power and therefore Parab

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Popović, Katarina S. B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Design and analysis of hydraulically driven actuation system For a parabolic solar trough." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/83737.

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Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2013.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (page 34).<br>This thesis documents Katarina Popovic's contribution to the design of hydraulic cylinder actuation system for day to day solar trough sun tracking, a semester long project within 2.752 Development of Mechanical Products class. The primary goal of this project was to design a robust mechanical system while reducing the complexity and thus overall cost of the solar trough assembly for the production line.

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Bouvier, Jean-Louis. "Étude expérimentale d'une installation de micro-cogénération solaire couplant un concentrateur cylindro-parabolique et un moteur à cycle de Hirn." Thesis, La Rochelle, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014LAROS031/document.

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L’objectif de cette thèse est d’étudier expérimentalement les performances énergétiques d'une installation de micro-cogénération solaire. Le prototype réalisé est constitué d'un concentrateur cylindro-parabolique associé à un moteur à vapeur fonctionnant suivant un cycle de Hirn (Rankine avec surchauffe). Les originalités de ce projet sont l’utilisation de l’énergie solaire, renouvelable et inépuisable mais intermittente, la génération directe de vapeur au sein d'un concentrateur de taille réduite (46,5 m²), le système de suivi solaire sur deux axes et le couplage à un moteur à piston non lubr

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Temlett, Robert. "Dynamic process modelling of the HPS2 solar thermal molten salt parabolic trough test facility." Master's thesis, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29990.

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In recent years power generation from renewable energy has grown substantially both in South Africa and around the world. This growth is set to continue as there is more pressure to reduce the burning of fossil fuels. However, renewable energy power generation suffers from unpredictability, which causes problems when it comes to managing power grids. Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants offer a practical solution to store power in the form of thermal energy storage (TES). Thus, the plant can run when there is no solar energy available, leading to a more stable power supply. Unfortunately, CSP

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Muhammad, Mubarak Danladi. "Development of a cascaded latent heat storage system for parabolic trough solar thermal power generation." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2014. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/9303.

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Concentrated solar power (CSP) has the potential of fulfilling the world’s electricity needs. Parabolic-trough system using synthetic oil as the HTF with operating temperature between 300 and 400o C, is the most matured CSP technology. A thermal storage system is required for the stable and cost effective operation of CSP plants. The current storage technology is the indirect two-tank system which is expensive and has high energy consumption due to the need to prevent the storage material from freezing. Latent heat storage (LHS) systems offer higher storage density translating into smaller sto

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Parvareh, Forough. "Solar Repowering of PCC-retrofitted Power Plants." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/15473.

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The integration of concentrated solar thermal technology with PCC-retrofitted power plants has the potential to recover the power plant penalty while capturing carbon through the PCC plant. The main contribution of this thesis is showcasing such synergy between solar and PCC-retrofitted power plants through development of a model investigating the solar plant dynamic behaviour and response to external disturbances including climatic changes for the Australian context. Firstly, the potential of solar thermal and/or power energy to compensate for both PCC penalties is investigated. The mode of i

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Singh, Harjit. "An experimental study of natural convective heat flow phenomena in concentrating compound parabolic solar collector cavities." Thesis, University of Ulster, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.516521.

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Šumić, Mersiha. "Thermal Performance of a Solarus CPC-Thermal Collector." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Energi och miljöteknik, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-14526.

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The aim of this master thesis is an investigation of the thermal performance of a thermal compound parabolic concentrating (CPC) collector from Solarus. The collector consists of two troughs with absorbers which are coated with different types of paint with unknown properties. The lower and upper trough of the collector have been tested individually. In order to accomplish the performance of the two collectors, a thorough literature study in the fields of CPC technology, various test methods, test standards for solar thermal collectors as

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Pernpeintner, Johannes [Verfasser], Robert [Akademischer Betreuer] Pitz-Paal, and Stephan [Akademischer Betreuer] Kabelac. "Optical efficiency measurement of receivers for parabolic trough solar thermal power plants in solar simulators / Johannes Pernpeintner ; Robert Pitz-Paal, Stephan Kabelac." Aachen : Universitätsbibliothek der RWTH Aachen, 2018. http://d-nb.info/1191375315/34.

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Prahl, Philipp Christoph [Verfasser], Robert [Akademischer Betreuer] Pitz-Paal, and Hans-Gerd [Akademischer Betreuer] Maas. "Photogrammetric measurement of the optical performance of parabolic trough solar fields / Philipp Christoph Prahl ; Robert Pitz-Paal, Hans-Gerd Maas." Aachen : Universitätsbibliothek der RWTH Aachen, 2019. http://d-nb.info/121604094X/34.

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Nouri, Bijan [Verfasser], Robert [Akademischer Betreuer] Pitz-Paal, and Andreas [Akademischer Betreuer] Kazantzidis. "Solar irradiance nowcasting system to optimize the yield in parabolic trough power plants / Bijan Nouri ; Robert Pitz-Paal, Andreas Kazantzidis." Aachen : Universitätsbibliothek der RWTH Aachen, 2020. http://d-nb.info/1217416188/34.

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Contino, Alessandro Patrizio. "Solar mirrors characterization for concentrating solar power technology." Doctoral thesis, Università di Catania, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10761/993.

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The increasing availability on the market of different types of solar reflectors such as: polymeric film mirrors, aluminum mirrors and thin glass mirrors, together with: the lack of available norms in this area, and a valid methodology to compare the performances of the candidate reflectors; highlights the necessity to conduct a more detailed analysis on these new technologies. The objective of the present work is to suggest a valuable method to compare the reflectance performance of mirrors, evaluating also their performances in order to assess: - the most durable to ageing and weathering eff

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Schneider, Simon Verfasser], Robert [Akademischer Betreuer] Pitz-Paal, and Marek [Akademischer Betreuer] [Behr. "Influences of Mirror Shape Accuracy on Performance Prediction for Parabolic Trough Concentrating Solar Power Systems / Simon Schneider ; Robert Pitz-Paal, Marek Behr." Aachen : Universitätsbibliothek der RWTH Aachen, 2017. http://d-nb.info/1162451440/34.

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D\'Avila, Alexandre Coelho da Silva. "Degradação do pesticida amicarbazona em meio aquoso pelo processo TiO2/UV irradiado por luz solar." Universidade de São Paulo, 2012. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/3/3137/tde-03072013-105850/.

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Os processos oxidativos avançados (POAs) têm sido apontados como alternativa eficiente para a degradação de poluentes recalcitrantes. Entre os POAs, a fotocatálise utilizando luz solar vem sendo muito estudada tendo em vista sua aplicação no tratamento de efluentes aquosos contendo pesticidas. No presente trabalho, estudou-se a degradação do herbicida amicarbazona (AMZ) por meio do processo TiO2/UV em um reator com coletores parabólicos compostos irradiados por luz solar. Os experimentos foram realizados segundo uma matriz Doehlert para o estudo da influência da concentração inicial de AMZ (20

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Fasquelle, Thomas. "Modélisation et caractérisation expérimentale d’une boucle solaire cylindro-parabolique intégrant un stockage de type thermocline." Thesis, Perpignan, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017PERP0040/document.

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Comme les autres technologies liées aux énergies renouvelables, le solaire à concentration souffre des problèmes liés à l’intermittence de la ressource. La technologie thermocline est une solution prometteuse qui réduirait le coût du stockage thermique dans les centrales solaires de ce type. Cependant, aucune étude n’a jusqu’ici porté sur l’impact de la variation de la température en sortie du réservoir de stockage de type thermocline sur les autres composants de la centrale. Ce travail de thèse a pour but d’améliorer les connaissances sur ce sujet, grâce à l’utilisation d’une mini boucle sola

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Salvestroni, Michele. "Development of a small-size parabolic trough collector: design and experimental test." Doctoral thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2158/1221900.

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The thesis deals with the design, the realization and the experimental test of an innovative small size parabolic trough collector (mPTC) suitable to produce heat at medium temperature (100−250°C) with higher efficiency than the solar thermal collectors. Starting from the study of the state of the art, the design phase for the small parabolic trough collector has dealt with the numerical modelization of the parabolic collector from the optical, thermal and structural point of view. A termofluidodynamic FEM model of the receiver tube has been developed and a parametric analysis has been carrie

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ANSHUL, TEWARI. "PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF PARABOLIC TROUGH SOLAR COLLECTORS." Thesis, 2020. http://dspace.dtu.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/repository/18313.

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In this study, a detailed parametric study of a solar parabolic trough collector is presented. The current condition of our environment compels us to restrain our use of fossil resources for energy production. It is our immediate priority to shift to renewable sources of energy which are non polluting and can be replenished in a short amount of time. Solar energy is a feasible option before us to fulfill our energy requirements. Concentrating solar collectors make use of the solar irradiation falling over the surface of the Earth. The high concentration ratios of collectors have the pot

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PRATESI, STEFANO. "Sviluppo di un coating per assorbitore solare con tecnologie low cost." Doctoral thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2158/1015547.

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Il mercato del solare termodinamico offre varie soluzioni tecnologiche e impiantistiche in funzione dei livelli di temperatura che si vogliono ottenere. Le esigenze energetiche nei vari settori industriale, residenziale e commerciale, però, spingono il mercato verso i collettori solari capaci di operare con rendimenti maggiori del 50% a temperature superiori a 100 °C, fino anche a 250 °C (nel range cosiddetto “a media temperatura”'). In questo ambito, la tecnologia che dimostra di essere più matura per la penetrazione del mercato risulta essere quella dei collettori parabolici lineari (PTC), e

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