Energies | Special Issue : Heat Transfer in Solar Collector
Heat transfer analysis in solar collectors plays a tremendous role in the field of solar energy utilization. The Special Issue invites papers that focus on improving solar energy …
Heat transfer analysis in solar collectors plays a tremendous role in the field of solar energy utilization. The Special Issue invites papers that focus on improving solar energy …
This type of collector is generally used in solar power plants. A trough-shaped parabolic reflector is used to concentrate sunlight on an insulated tube (Dewar tube) or heat pipe, placed at the focal point, containing coolant which transfers heat from the collectors to the boilers in the power station.
Mainly three basic categories of solar collectors chosen for evaluation. These are FPSC, ETSC and concentrating collectors (Parabolic trough solar collectors). On the basis of analytical evaluation and application of mechanics related to design modifications and corresponding changes in thermal efficiencies, following inferences can be drawn:
Innovative cylindrically designed solar collector is highly compatible with nano fluid as working fluid. Cylindrical continuous tube construction offers lesser frictional resistance and more exposure to solar radiation compare to multiple tubes attached with headers in conventional collector.
Design, process, modeling, PCM integration and working fluid parameters are considered for qualitative and quantitative enhancements in thermal and exergetic analysis of solar collectors. Tables are used for detailed discussion and cause and effect analysis of intended outcomes.
Transpired solar collectors are usually wall-mounted to capture the lower sun angle in the winter heating months as well as sun reflection off the snow and achieve their optimum performance and return on investment when operating at flow rates of between 4 and 8 CFM per square foot (72 to 144 m3/h.m2) of collector area.
Presented review is an attempt to analyze progressive enhancement in performance of solar collectors in view of changes in design of collector components, changes and modifications in process parameters and advances in working fluid produced by addition of nano-particles in base fluid of water or oil.
Heat transfer analysis in solar collectors plays a tremendous role in the field of solar energy utilization. The Special Issue invites papers that focus on improving solar energy …
We investigate the dynamics and control of a solar collector system including a main collector (MC) and secondary collector (SC). The MC is used to collect the sunlight to its focal...
Solar concentrating solar thermal collectors are promising technologies for various applications which demand medium- and high-temperature levels. The objective of this work is to review the recent trends in the solar concentrating collectors and to give the emphasis on the performance enhancement methods which applied to the concentrating technologies. Optical and thermal …
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.121931 Corpus ID: 239663057; Thermal performance analysis of large-scale flat plate solar collectors and regional applicability in China @article{Wang2022ThermalPA, title={Thermal performance analysis of large-scale flat plate solar collectors and regional applicability in China}, author={Deng Jia Wang and Zhelong Mo and …
Likewise, improved surfaces or novel geometries have been incorporated in multi-passes solar collectors, such as the work of Desisa and Shekata ; they analyzed the impact of using smooth, rough, and corrugated surfaces in a double-pass flat-plate air solar collector and obtained average thermal efficiencies of 78%, 62%, and 90%, respectively.
Flat-plate and evacuated-tube solar collectors are mainly used to collect heat for space heating, domestic hot water, or cooling with an absorption chiller. In contrast to solar hot water panels, they use a circulating fluid to displace heat to a separated reservoir.
Similar to that of an elongate thermos flask, as in the pioneering Owens–Illinois collector tube(USA, 1975). The inner absorber element is coated on its outside with a spectrally selective absorbing surface. 1. Inner glass tube; 2. Selective absorbing surface; 3. Vacuum jacket; 4. Cover glass tube; 5 . Retainer; 6 . Getter; 7 . getter film .
SAHP technology is an effective combination of solar collectors and traditional heat pumps. The SAHP is based on the transformation of the heat exchanger of the traditional heat pump by utilizing solar energy as the heat source, or combined with other energy sources, to improve the coefficient of performance of the heat pump. From the ways of ...
Solar thermal energy in Argentina was already considered a potential key energy source in 1975, when a national R&D program for the development of solar energy and other renewables was launched, leading to numerous research programs (see next section) and the elaboration of norms and certification criteria for ST collectors .
In the world, energy used for drying processes consumes 7–15% of industrial energy. Therefore, the cost of this energy is a crucial challenge to looking for an alternative source of energy, for example, solar …
The solar collector''s absorber plate is a 1.5 m × 0.5 m zinc plate that has a 5 mm thick cover glass installed. Use glass wool insulation with a 5 cm thickness to anticipate the impact of limiting heat loss to the side and bottom of the collector. Research on solar collectors has also been carried out by Xu et al. [51] using the PVT-PCM system ...
We investigate the dynamics and control of a solar collector system including a main collector (MC) and secondary collector (SC). The MC is used to collect the sunlight to its …
Flat-plate and evacuated-tube solar collectors are mainly used to collect heat for space heating, domestic hot water, or cooling with an absorption chiller. In contrast to solar hot water panels, they use a circulating fluid to displace heat …
2.1 A Standalone DPSC. In this section, we referred to DPSC, which is installed and operated independently as a standalone. The first design and study of such a collector was carried out by Assari et al. [].The collector consists of water pipes in the top section which used for heating water and a V- shaped air channels in the bottom which used for air heating (see Fig. 2).
Heat transfer analysis in solar collectors plays a tremendous role in the field of solar energy utilization. The Special Issue invites papers that focus on improving solar energy utilization to demonstrably reduce carbon emissions. Both research and review papers are encouraged. Research interests include but are not limited to the following list:
Various types of solar collectors are reviewed and discussed, including both non-concentrating collectors (low temperature applications) and concentrating collectors (high temperature applications). These are studied in terms of optical optimisation, heat loss reduction, heat recuperation enhancement and different sun-tracking mechanisms.
In this paper, a novel roof solar collector (Type 1) providing hot water and space heating is designed to enable effective collection of solar heat as well integrating naturally. A …
The DOE funded ATLAS project generated two collector design variants [6], both leveraging Solar Dynamics patent-pending new "SunBeam" helical steel space frame architecture. previous state-of-the-art Compared to large-aperture steel space frame troughs such as the Abengoa SpaceTube (8.2 x 16m per SCE) [7], the SunBeam-NT is similar in most respects, retaining …
In this paper, a novel roof solar collector (Type 1) providing hot water and space heating is designed to enable effective collection of solar heat as well integrating naturally. A dynamic numerical model is developed and validated with experimental data.
A solar collector system is a possible method using solar energy to deflect Earth-threatening near-Earth objects. We investigate the dynamics and control of a solar collector system including a main collector (MC) and secondary collector (SC).
Similar to that of an elongate thermos flask, as in the pioneering Owens–Illinois collector tube(USA, 1975). The inner absorber element is coated on its outside with a spectrally …
SAHP technology is an effective combination of solar collectors and traditional heat pumps. The SAHP is based on the transformation of the heat exchanger of the traditional heat pump by utilizing solar energy as the heat source, or …
A solar collector system is a possible method using solar energy to deflect Earth-threatening near-Earth objects. We investigate the dynamics and control of a solar collector …
Various types of solar collectors are reviewed and discussed, including both non-concentrating collectors (low temperature applications) and concentrating collectors (high temperature …
The presented review is focused on synergistic approaches, processes, design criterions and advances in working fluids to achieve optimum thermal and exergy efficiency for …
In China, the building area of solar space heating has reached 50 million m 2 in 2021, about 4 times of that in 2020, and the area of solar collector for space heating has reached 10 million m 2 (CNEA, 2022).
DAHAN solar plant and the testing platform of China solar thermal power technology would be has been constructed on the lands of the Yanqing District, Beijng, (Longitude 115°44′ to 116°34′ Latitude 40°16′ to 40°47′), 74 km north-west from the city of Beijng. It consists of 10,000m2 collector field, 100m tower, 8MW thermal power receiver, 1MW steam turbine, and the storage …
The presented review is focused on synergistic approaches, processes, design criterions and advances in working fluids to achieve optimum thermal and exergy efficiency for solar collectors mainly flat plate solar collectors, evacuated tube collectors and concentrating collectors. Recent trends that has been witnessed as steadily upward growth ...
The solar field is composed of different strings of solar collectors. Every string is linked with a power block and TES through a pipe loop connected with all solar strings. Every string is composed of two or more lines of solar collectors with a length ranging between 300 and 400 m. Each line is made up of 3–4 solar collectors. Each solar ...
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