Solar parabolic trough collectors: A review on heat transfer augmentation techniques

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 69, Issue , 2017, Pages 1218-1231

  Sandeep, H M ^a   Arunachala, U C ^a  

^a MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Evacuated tube; Heat transfer enhancement; Inserts; Nanofluid; Parabolic trough collector

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY; COOLING SYSTEMS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NANOFLUIDICS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

AUGMENTATION TECHNIQUES; COMBINED EFFECT; ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER; EVACUATED TUBES; HEAT TRANSFER AUGMENTATION; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; INSERT; NANOFLUIDS; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS; THERMAL-EFFICIENCY;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

EID: 85027922164     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.11.242     Document Type: Review

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