Experimental and analytical study on the stability of a low aspect ratio single-phase natural circulation loop coupled to a parabolic trough collector

S Nakul, UC Arunachala, PK Vijayan - International Communications in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Use of passive heat transport systems in renewable energy eliminates operator and external
power requirements, thereby reducing the cost. Hence, a horizontal heater and horizontal …

[HTML][HTML] Computational and analytical study on the stability and utility aspects of single-phase natural circulation loop in parabolic trough collector

S Nakul, UC Arunachala - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
The use of passive heat transport devices in solar thermal energy devices is critical to make
the systems more reliable and sustainable. Hence, linking single phase natural circulation …

Experimental investigation of heat losses from a heat pipe based parabolic trough collector used for direct steam generation

AL Tersoo, AC Olufemi - Journal of …, 2021 - journal.scienceopenlibraries.com
The performance of a thermosiphon based parabolic trough collector (PTC) used for direct
steam generation depends largely on the heat losses of the solar thermal system. This paper …

Influence of geometrical and operational parameters on the performance of natural circulation looped parabolic trough collector

S Nakul, UC Arunachala - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural circulation loop of a larger diameter is analysed analytically in the present study
intending parabolic trough application. 1-D analytical model is developed and validated with …