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

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dc.authoridAKINCI, BURAK/0009-0003-7396-4652
dc.authoridErgun, Alper/0000-0003-0402-4088
dc.contributor.authorKaraagac, Mehmet Onur
dc.contributor.authorAkinci, Burak
dc.contributor.authorErgun, Alper
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-23T19:42:01Z
dc.date.available2025-03-23T19:42:01Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
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.
dc.description.sponsorshipKarabuk University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit [KBBAP-23-DS-067]
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study is supported by Karabuk University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit. Project Number: KBUEBAP-23-DS-067
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.123693
dc.identifier.issn1359-4311
dc.identifier.issn1873-5606
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85196665077
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.123693
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/6702
dc.identifier.volume253
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001259805500001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofApplied Thermal Engineering
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250323
dc.subjectParabolic trough collector
dc.subjectSolar Energy
dc.subjectTube -type
dc.subjectExergy
dc.subjectEnergy
dc.subjectSolar water heater
dc.titleEnhancing the performance of parabolic trough solar collectors: Cost-effective innovative designs for sustainable energy harvesting
dc.typeArticle

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