DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF SOLAR PARABOLIC TROUGH AND EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS
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Cre-O Design, Stainless steel pipe, iron pipe, mild steel pipe, aluminium pipe, 304 stainless steel reflector.Abstract
In this thesis the application of solar energy using parabolic trough is analyzed. Parabolic trough technology is currently the most extended solar system for electricity production or steam generation for industrial processes. An experimental setup has been developed to investigate the performance of the parabolic trough. Measurements of total direct radiation on the plane of the collector, ambient temperature, wind speed, water flow rate, and inlet and outlet temperatures of the water inside the absorber tube are collected and employed in studying the performance of the parabolic trough. The material used is stainless steel sheet as a reflector and plywood material as a sub frame; The Different type of pipe use for water circulation that is stainless steel pipe, iron pipe, Mild steel pipe , Aluminium pipe that is covered with glass tube and also comparers which of the efficiency High in all the materials use in this.
