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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/2430| Title: | Construction Details and Performance Characteristics of a Parabolic Trough Collector System | Authors: | Kalogirou, Soteris A. Lloyd, Stephen J. |
Major Field of Science: | Engineering and Technology | Field Category: | Environmental Engineering | Keywords: | Parabolic Trough Solar Collector | Issue Date: | 1992 | Source: | International Conference on Applications of Solar and Renewable Energy Congress, Cairo, Egypt, No. 40, pp. 437-446. | Conference: | International Conference on Applications of Solar and Renewable Energy Congress | Abstract: | The construction details and the performance characteristics of a Parabolic Trough Solar Collector system are presented in this paper. Two main items of the system are presented namely; the collector and the tracking mechanism. From the results obtained the collector performance equation is given by: n = 0.642 - 0.441 (~T/I) The collector time constant is equal to 30 sec and its half acceptance angle is 0.5°. The tracking mechanism proved to be very reliable and accurate. Its maximum error is 0.2°. From all the above results it can concluded that the Parabolic Trough Collector System is a viable means for harnessing solar energy. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/2430 | Type: | Conference Papers | Affiliation : | Higher Technical Institute Cyprus Polytechnic of Wales |
Publication Type: | Peer Reviewed |
| Appears in Collections: | Δημοσιεύσεις σε συνέδρια /Conference papers or poster or presentation |
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