Feasibility Study of Parabolic Trough Collectors for Residential Water Heating

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering

© 2019 by SSRG - IJME Journal

Volume 6 Issue 12

Year of Publication : 2019

Authors : Naveen Daham Weerasekera, Ahmed Ijaz Abdulla, Dawa Ram Shingdon, Kiplangat Cheruiyot

10.14445/23488360/IJME-V6I12P101

How to Cite?

Naveen Daham Weerasekera, Ahmed Ijaz Abdulla, Dawa Ram Shingdon, Kiplangat Cheruiyot, "Feasibility Study of Parabolic Trough Collectors for Residential Water Heating," SSRG International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, vol. 6,  no. 12, pp. 1-6, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488360/IJME-V6I12P101

Abstract:

In this paper, a customarily fabricated parabolic trough collector (PTC) prototype is tested for residential water heating purposes. The testing location and time are Silchar, Assam, INDIA in mid-summer of 2015. We tested the instrument for two types of receiver tubes made from Copper and Stainless Steel with two types of working fluids (diatherm (Therminol VP-1) and water). Diatherm performed well compared to water, with an average of 51% greater efficiency at the receiver tube. The device's maximum response rate for an increase in storage water temperature is recorded 0.180C/min when diatherm was used as the working fluid. Maximum efficiency at the receiver is reported 37% when diatherm is at work. Since the aperture area of PTC is limited in residential applications compared to large scale applications, low efficiencies and low receiver temperatures are reported. Therefore, the application of PTC systems for residential water heating is challenging based on its limitations.

Keywords:

Parabolic Trough Collectors, Residential Water Heating, Diathermic Liquids, Solar Thermal Devices, Direct Water Heating, Indirect Water Heating

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