Experimental and numerical studies of thermal performance enhancement in the receiver part of solar parabolic trough collectors

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 77, Issue , 2017, Pages 1363-1374

  Kumaresan, G ^a   Sudhakar, P ^a   Santosh, R ^a   Velraj, R ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Heat transfer enhancement; Nanoparticle; Parabolic trough collector; Receiver tube; Selective coating; Turbulator

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MIRRORS; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

ABSORBER TUBES; ENERGY; EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDIES; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; PARABOLIC MIRRORS; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS; RECEIVER TUBE; SELECTIVE COATINGS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; TURBULATORS;

HEAT LOSSES;

EID: 85016624956     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.01.171     Document Type: Review

References (91)

1. Barlev, D., Vidu, R., Stroeve, P., Innovation in concentrated solar power. Sol Energy Mater Sol Cells 95:10 (2011), 2703–2725.
2. Tian, Y., Zhao, C.Y., A review of solar collectors and thermal energy storage in solar thermal applications. Appl Energy 104 (2013), 538–553.
3. Brooks, M.J., Mills, I., Harms, T.M., Performance of a parabolic trough solar collector. J Energy Southern Afr 17:3 (2006), 71–80.
4. Senthil Manikandan, K., Kumaresan, G., Velraj, R., Iniyan, S., Parametric study of solar parabolic trough collector system. Asian J Appl Sci 5 (2012), 384–393.
5. Lobón, D.H., Valenzuela, L., Impact of pressure losses in small-sized parabolic-trough collectors for direct steam generation. Energy 61 (2013), 502–512.
6. Fernández-García, A., Rojas, E., Pérez, M., Silva, R., Hernández-Escobedo, Q., Manzano-Agugliaro, F., A parabolic-trough collector for cleaner industrial process heat. J Clean Prod 89 (2015), 272–285.
7. Kalogirou, S.A., A detailed thermal model of a parabolic trough collector receiver. Energy 48:1 (2012), 298–306.
8. Cheng, Z.D., He, Y.L., Qiu, Y., A detailed nonuniform thermal model of a parabolic trough solar receiver with two halves and two inactive ends. Renew Energy 74 (2015), 139–147.
9. Conrado, L.S., Rodriguez-Pulido, A., Calderón, G., Thermal performance of parabolic trough solar collectors. Renew Sustain Energy Rev 67 (2017), 1345–1359.
10. Lu, J., Yuan, Q., Ding, J., Wang, W., Liang, J., Experimental studies on nonuniform heat transfer and deformation performances for trough solar receiver. Appl Therm Eng 109 (2016), 497–506.
11. Liu, Q., Wang, Y., Gao, Z., Sui, J., Jin, H., Li, H., Experimental investigation on a parabolic trough solar collector for thermal power generation. Sci China Ser E: Tech Sci 53:1 (2010), 52–56.
12. Arasu, A.V., Sornakumar, S.T., Performance characteristics of the solar parabolic trough collector with hot water generation system. Therm Sci 10:2 (2006), 167–174.
13. Kumaresan, G., Sridhar, R., Velraj, R., Performance studies of a solar parabolic trough collector with a thermal energy storage system. Energy 47:1 (2012), 395–402.
14. Padilla, R.V., Fontalvo, A., Demirkaya, G., Martinez, A., Quiroga, A.G., Exergy analysis of parabolic trough solar receiver. Appl Therm Eng 67:1 (2014), 579–586.
15. Guo, J., Huai, X., Liu, Z., Performance investigation of parabolic trough solar receiver. Appl Therm Eng 95 (2016), 357–364.
16. Mokhtaria A, Yaghoubia M, Kananb P, Hessamia AV. Thermal and optical study of parabolic trough collectors of shiraz solar power plant. In: Proceedings of international conference thermal engineering, Amman, Jordan; 2007.
17. Grena, R., Optical simulation of a parabolic solar trough collector. Int J Sustain Energy 29:1 (2010), 19–36.
18. Hachicha, A.A., Rodríguez, I., Capdevila, R., Oliva, A., Heat transfer analysis and numerical simulation of a parabolic trough solar collector. Appl Energy 111 (2013), 581–592.
19. Valenzuela, L., López-Martín, R., Zarza, E., Optical and thermal performance of large-size parabolic-trough solar collectors from outdoor experiments: a test method and a case study. Energy 70 (2014), 456–464.
20. Sagade, A.A., Aher, S., Shinde, N.N., Performance evaluation of low-cost FRP parabolic trough reflector with mild steel receiver. Int J Energy Environ Eng 4:1 (2013), 1–8.
21. Huang, W., Hu, P., Chen, Z., Performance simulation of a parabolic trough solar collector. Sol Energy 86:2 (2012), 746–755.
22. Suman, S., Khan, M.K., Pathak, M., Performance enhancement of solar collectors – a review. Renew Sustain Energy Rev 49 (2015), 192–210.
23. Javadi, F.S., Saidur, R., Kamalisarvestani, M., Investigating performance improvement of solar collectors by using nanofluids. Renew Sustain Energy Rev 28 (2013), 232–245.
24. Verma, S.K., Tiwari, A.K., Progress of nanofluid application in solar collectors: a review. Energy Convers Manag 100 (2015), 324–346.
25. Leong, K.Y., Ong, H.C., Amer, N.H., Norazrina, M.J., Risby, M.S., Ahmad, K.K., An overview on current application of nanofluids in solar thermal collector and its challenges. Renew Sustain Energy Rev 53 (2016), 1092–1105.
26. Fernández-García, A., Zarza, E., Valenzuela, L., Pérez, M., Parabolic-trough solar collectors and their applications. Renew Sustain Energy Rev 14:7 (2010), 1695–1721.
27. Jebasingh, V.K., Herbert, G.J., A review of solar parabolic trough collector. Renew Sustain Energy Rev 54 (2016), 1085–1091.
28. Price, H., Lupfert, E., Kearney, D., Zarza, E., Cohen, G., Gee, R., Mahoney, R., Advances in parabolic trough solar power technology. J Sol Energy Eng 124:2 (2002), 109–125.
29. Singh, P.L., Sarviya, R.M., Bhagoria, J.L., Heat loss study of trapezoidal cavity absorbers for linear solar concentrating collector. Energy Convers Manag 51:2 (2010), 329–337.
30. Guo, J., Huai, X., Liu, Z., Performance investigation of parabolic trough solar receiver. Appl Therm Eng 95 (2016), 357–364.
31. Liu, J., Lei, D., Li, Q., Vacuum lifetime and residual gas analysis of parabolic trough receiver. Renew Energy 86 (2016), 949–954.
32. Lei, D., Wang, Z., Li, J., Li, J., Wang, Z., Experimental study of glass to metal seals for parabolic trough receivers. Renew Energy 48 (2012), 85–91.
33. Li, J., Wang, Z., Li, J., Lei, D., Vacuum reliability analysis of parabolic trough receiver. Sol Energy Mater Sol Cells 105 (2012), 302–308.
34. Zhang, L., Yu, Z., Fan, L., Wang, W., Chen, H., Hu, Y., Fan, J., Ni, M., Cen, K., An experimental investigation of the heat losses of a U-type solar heat pipe receiver of a parabolic trough collector-based natural circulation steam generation system. Renew Energy 57 (2013), 262–268.
35. Lei, D., Li, Q., Wang, Z., Li, J., Li, J., An experimental study of thermal characterization of parabolic trough receivers. Energy Convers Manag 69 (2013), 107–115.
36. Zarza, E., Valenzuela, L., Leon, J., Hennecke, K., Eck, M., Weyers, H.D., Eickhoff, M., Direct steam generation in parabolic troughs: Final results and conclusions of the DISS project. Energy 29:5 (2004), 635–644.
37. Sargent, Lundy LLC, Consulting group, Assessment of parabolic trough and power tower solar technology cost and performance forecasts. Ref. no. NREL/SR- 550-3440; 2003.
38. Burkholder F, Kutscher CF. Heat loss testing of Schott's 2008 PTR70 parabolic trough receiver. Ref. no. NREL/TP-550-45633; 2009.
39. Moss, T.A., Brosseau, D.A., Final test results for the Schott HCE on a LS-2 collector. Ref. no. SAN2005-4034, 2005, Sandia National Laboratory.
40. Wu, Y.T., Liu, S.W., Xiong, Y.X., Ma, C.F., Ding, Y.L., Experimental study on the heat transfer characteristics of a low melting point salt in a parabolic trough solar collector system. Appl Therm Eng 89 (2015), 748–754.
41. Gong, G., Huang, X., Wang, J., Hao, M., An optimized model and test of the China's first high temperature parabolic trough solar receiver. Sol Energy 84:12 (2010), 2230–2245.
42. Padilla, R.V., Demirkaya, G., Goswami, D.Y., Stefanakos, E., Rahman, M.M., Heat transfer analysis of parabolic trough solar receiver. Appl Energy 88:12 (2011), 5097–5110.
43. Roesle, M., Coskun, V., Steinfeld, A., Numerical analysis of heat loss from a parabolic trough absorber tube with active vacuum system. J Sol Energy Eng 133:3 (2011), 1–5.
44. Daniel, P., Joshi, Y., Das, A.K., Numerical investigation of parabolic trough receiver performance with outer vacuum shell. Sol Energy 85:9 (2011), 1910–1914.
45. Al-Ansary, H., Zeitoun, O., Numerical study of conduction and convection heat losses from a half-insulated air-filled annulus of the receiver of a parabolic trough collector. Sol Energy 85:11 (2011), 3036–3045.
46. Patil, R.G., Kale, D.M., Panse, S.V., Joshi, J.B., Numerical study of heat loss from a non-evacuated receiver of a solar collector. Energy Convers Manag 78 (2014), 617–626.
47. Too, Y.C., Benito, R., Enhancing heat transfer in air tubular absorbers for concentrated solar thermal applications. Appl Therm Eng 50:1 (2013), 1076–1083.
48. Waghole, D.R., Warkhedkar, R.M., Shrivastva, R.K., Experimental investigations on heat transfer and friction factor of silver nano fluid in absorber/receiver of parabolic trough collector with twisted tape inserts. Energy Procedia 45 (2014), 558–567.
49. Reddy, K.S., Kumar, K.R., Ajay, C.S., Experimental investigation of porous disc enhanced receiver for solar parabolic trough collector. Renew Energy 77 (2015), 308–319.
50. Chen, F., Li, M., Zhang, P., Luo, X., Thermal performance of a novel linear cavity absorber for parabolic trough solar concentrator. Energy Convers Manag 90 (2015), 292–299.
51. Reddy, K.S., Kumar, K.R., Satyanarayana, G.V., Numerical investigation of energy-efficient receiver for solar parabolic trough concentrator. Heat Trans Eng 29:11 (2008), 961–972.
52. Reddy, K.S., Satyanarayana, G.V., Numerical study of porous finned receiver for solar parabolic trough concentrator. Eng Appl Comp Fluid Mech 2:2 (2008), 172–184.
53. Kumar, K.R., Reddy, K.S., Thermal analysis of solar parabolic trough with porous disc receiver. Appl Energy 86:9 (2009), 1804–1812.
54. Muñoz, J., Abánades, A., A technical note on application of internally finned tubes in solar parabolic trough absorber pipes. Sol Energy 85:3 (2011), 609–612.
55. Muñoz, J., Abánades, A., Analysis of internal helically finned tubes for parabolic trough design by CFD tools. Appl Energy 88:11 (2011), 4139–4149.
56. Kumar, K.R., Reddy, K.S., Effect of porous disc receiver configurations on performance of solar parabolic trough concentrator. Heat Mass Transf 48:3 (2012), 555–571.
57. Cheng, Z.D., He, Y.L., Cui, F.Q., Numerical study of heat transfer enhancement by unilateral longitudinal vortex generators inside parabolic trough solar receivers. Int J Heat Mass Transf 55:21 (2012), 5631–5641.
58. Wang, P., Liu, D.Y., Xu, C., Numerical study of heat transfer enhancement in the receiver tube of direct steam generation with parabolic trough by inserting metal foams. Appl Energy 102 (2013), 449–460.
59. Fuqiang, W., Qingzhi, L., Huaizhi, H., Jianyu, T., Parabolic trough receiver with corrugated tube for improving heat transfer and thermal deformation characteristics. Appl Energy 164 (2016), 411–424.
60. Fuqiang, W., Zhexiang, T., Xiangtao, G., Jianyu, T., Huaizhi, H., Bingxi, L., Heat transfer performance enhancement and thermal strain restrain of tube receiver for parabolic trough solar collector by using asymmetric outward convex corrugated tube. Energy 114 (2016), 275–292.
61. Ghadirijafarbeigloo, S., Zamzamian, A.H., Yaghoubi, M., 3-D numerical simulation of heat transfer and turbulent flow in a receiver tube of solar parabolic trough concentrator with louvered twisted-tape inserts. Energy Procedia 49 (2014), 373–380.
62. Song, X., Dong, G., Gao, F., Diao, X., Zheng, L., Zhou, F., A numerical study of parabolic trough receiver with nonuniform heat flux and helical screw-tape inserts. Energy 77 (2014), 771–782.
63. Mwesigye, A., Bello-Ochende, T., Meyer, J.P., Heat transfer and thermodynamic performance of a parabolic trough receiver with centrally placed perforated plate inserts. Appl Energy 136 (2014), 989–1003.
64. Chang, C., Xu, C., Wu, Z.Y., Li, X., Zhang, Q.Q., Wang, Z.F., Heat transfer enhancement and performance of solar thermal absorber tubes with circumferentially non-uniform heat flux. Energy Procedia 69 (2015), 320–327.
65. Jaramillo, O.A., Borunda, M., Velazquez-Lucho, K.M., Robles, M., Parabolic trough solar collector for low enthalpy processes: an analysis of the efficiency enhancement by using twisted tape inserts. Renew Energy 93 (2016), 125–141.
66. Mwesigye, A., Bello-Ochende, T., Meyer, J.P., Multi-objective and thermodynamic optimisation of a parabolic trough receiver with perforated plate inserts. Appl Therm Eng 77 (2015), 42–56.
67. Huang, Z., Yu, G.L., Li, Z.Y., Tao, W.Q., Numerical study on heat transfer enhancement in a receiver tube of parabolic trough solar collector with dimples, protrusions and helical fins. Energy Procedia 69 (2015), 1306–1316.
68. Mwesigye, A., Bello-Ochende, T., Meyer, J.P., Heat transfer and entropy generation in a parabolic trough receiver with wall-detached twisted tape inserts. Int J Therm Sci 99 (2016), 238–257.
69. Huang, Z., Li, Z.Y., Yu, G.L., Tao, W.Q., Numerical investigations on fully-developed mixed turbulent convection in dimpled parabolic trough receiver tubes. Appl Therm Eng, 2016.
70. Bellos, E., Tzivanidis, C., Antonopoulos, K.A., Gkinis, G., Thermal enhancement of solar parabolic trough collectors by using nanofluids and converging-diverging absorber tube. Renew Energy 94 (2016), 213–222.
71. Taylor, R.A., Phelan, P.E., Otanicar, T.P., Walker, C.A., Nguyen, M., Trimble, S., Prasher, R., Applicability of nanofluids in high flux solar collectors. J Renew Sustain Energy, 3(2), 2011, 023104.
72. Kasaeian, A., Daviran, S., Azarian, R.D., Rashidi, A., Performance evaluation and nanofluid using capability study of a solar parabolic trough collector. Energy Convers Manag 89 (2015), 368–375.
73. Ebrahimnia-Bajestan, E., Moghadam, M.C., Niazmand, H., Daungthongsuk, W., Wongwises, S., Experimental and numerical investigation of nanofluids heat transfer characteristics for application in solar heat exchangers. Int J Heat Mass Transfer 92 (2016), 1041–1052.
74. Kasaeian, A.B., Sokhansefat, T., Abbaspour, M.J., Sokhansefat, M., Numerical study of heat transfer enhancement by using Al2O3/synthetic oil nanofluid in a parabolic trough collector tube. World Acad Sci Eng Tech 69 (2012), 1154–1159.
75. De Risi, A., Milanese, M., Laforgia, D., Modelling and optimization of transparent parabolic trough collector based on gas-phase nanofluids. Renew Energy 58 (2013), 134–139.
76. Sokhansefat, T., Kasaeian, A.B., Kowsary, F., Heat transfer enhancement in parabolic trough collector tube using Al2O3/synthetic oil nanofluid. Renew Sustain Energy Rev 33 (2014), 636–644.
77. Zadeh, P.M., Sokhansefat, T., Kasaeian, A.B., Kowsary, F., Akbarzadeh, A., Hybrid optimization algorithm for thermal analysis in a solar parabolic trough collector based on nanofluid. Energy 82 (2015), 857–864.
78. Mwesigye, A., Huan, Z., Thermal and thermodynamic performance of a parabolic trough receiver with Syltherm800-Al2O3 nanofluid as the heat transfer fluid. Energy Procedia 75 (2015), 394–402.
79. Kaloudis, E., Papanicolaou, E., Belessiotis, V., Numerical simulations of a parabolic trough solar collector with nanofluid using a two-phase model. Renew Energy 97 (2016), 218–229.
80. Mwesigye, A., Huan, Z., Meyer, J.P., Thermodynamic optimisation of the performance of a parabolic trough receiver using synthetic oil–Al2O3 nanofluid. Appl Energy 156 (2015), 398–412.
81. Wang, Y., Xu, J., Liu, Q., Chen, Y., Liu, H., Performance analysis of a parabolic trough solar collector using Al2O3/synthetic oil nanofluid. Appl Therm Eng 107 (2016), 469–478.
82. Ghasemi, S.E., Ranjbar, A.A., Thermal performance analysis of solar parabolic trough collector using nanofluid as working fluid: a CFD modelling study. J Mol Liq 222 (2016), 159–166.
83. Mwesigye, A., Huan, Z., Meyer, J.P., Thermal performance and entropy generation analysis of a high concentration ratio parabolic trough solar collector with Cu-Therminol® VP-1 nanofluid. Energy Convers Manag 120 (2016), 449–465.
84. Coccia, G., Di Nicola, G., Colla, L., Fedele, L., Scattolini, M., Adoption of nanofluids in low-enthalpy parabolic trough solar collectors: Numerical simulation of the yearly yield. Energy Convers Manag 118 (2016), 306–319.
85. Kennedy CE. Review of mid-to high-temperature solar selective absorber materials. Golden, Colo, USA: Ref. no. NREL/TP-520-31267; 2002.
86. Kalogirou, SA, Kelires, PC. Absorber coatings for parabolic trough collectors: a review. In: Proceedings of HPC Conference on Heat Power Cycles, Berlin, German; 2009.
87. Cheng, J., Wang, C., Wang, W., Du, X., Liu, Y., Xue, Y., Wang, T., Chen, B., Improvement of thermal stability in the solar selective absorbing Mo–Al2O3 coating. Sol Energy Mat Sol Cells 109 (2013), 204–208.
88. Cespedes, E., Wirz, M., Sánchez-García, J.A., Alvarez-Fraga, L., Escobar-Galindo, R., Prieto, C., Novel Mo–Si3N4 based selective coating for high temperature concentrating solar power applications. Sol Energy Mat Sol Cells 122 (2014), 217–225.
89. Barriga, J., Ruiz-de-Gopegui, U., Goikoetxea, J., Coto, B., Cachafeiro, H., Selective coatings for new concepts of parabolic trough collectors. Energy Procedia 49 (2014), 30–39.
90. Kasaeian, A., Daviran, S., Azarian, R.D., Optical and thermal investigation of selective coatings for solar absorber tube. Int J Renew Energy Res 6:1 (2016), 15–20.
91. Muraleedharan, M., Singh, H., Suresh, S., Udayakumar, M., Directly absorbing Therminol-Al2O3 nano heat transfer fluid for linear solar concentrating collectors. Sol Energy 137 (2016), 134–142.