Photo-Thermal Optimization of a Parabolic Trough Collector with Arrayed Selective Coatings

This work aims at enhancing the photo-thermal performance of a parabolic trough collector (PTC) system by implementing multiple coatings arrayed along the receiver tube. For this purpose, a lumped-parameter model was developed in the radial direction of the receiver tube to compute absorber tube wal...

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Published in:	Energies
Main Authors:	Mehdi Shokrnia, Mattia Cagnoli, Roberto Grena, Antonio D’Angelo, Michela Lanchi, Roberto Zanino
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-06-01
Subjects:	optimization parabolic trough collector (PTC) photo-thermal efficiency spectrally selective coating numerical modeling
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/13/3221