A Review of Parabolic Trough Collector (PTC): Application and Performance Comparison

Alamr, Maiyada A.; Gomaa, Mohamed R.

doi:10.37394/232029.2022.1.4

International Journal of Applied Sciences &Amp; Development

2022

DOI: 10.37394/232029.2022.1.4

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A Review of Parabolic Trough Collector (PTC): Application and Performance Comparison

Maiyada A. Alamr

Mohamed R. Gomaa

Abstract: In these circumstances, we must search forward to ‘green energy’ for power generation. Green energy means environment-friendly and non-polluting energy (inclusive of solar, biomass, wind, tidal, etc.). Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) generation is one of the maximum promising candidates for mitigating the destiny power crisis. The extracted energy from CSP technology may be very clean, dependable, and environmentally friendly. A review of the parabolic trough collector (PTC) which is one of the CSP technology w… Show more

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Parabolic trough concentrator design, characterization, and application: solar wastewater purification targeting textile industry dyes and pharmaceuticals—techno-economic study

El Golli,

Fendrich,

Bajpai

et al. 2024

Euro-Mediterr J Environ Integr

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Solar energy, along with other renewable resources, has the potential to be a major contributor to solving environmental issues in the future, as illustrated by the most recent advancements in solar photocatalytic technology. Indeed, wastewater treatment using a parabolic solar collector for industrial processes is gaining ground owing to improved system performance and economic benefits. The fabricated parabolic trough collector (PTC) incorporates reflective, parabolic panels that focus solar energy onto a transparent tube positioned along the parabolic focal line, where solar-powered photochemical reactions occur. This study investigated the design, implementation, and effectiveness of a concentrated sunlight system for removing industrial dyes and emerging large-use pharmaceutical contaminants in the presence of H2O2 at a small demonstrator scale (10 L/h). A spectrophotometric assessment revealed that subjecting Remazol Brilliant Blue (RBB, 60 ppm) and ciprofloxacin (CIP, 10 ppm) to irradiation in the presence of 0.1 M H2O2 (RBB) or 0.01 M H2O2 (CIP) for 3 h resulted in a degradation rate exceeding 60% and 80%, respectively. Furthermore, the total organic content (TOC) analysis indicates a very high total removal yield for RBB. On these bases, a techno-economic analysis is produced, and economic viability is discussed. The data reveal that the annual costs for water treatment, considering investment, electricity, and catalyst expenses over a 12-month period are significantly lower for our PTC-based prototype than for a comparable artificial UV-based equipment.

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Parabolic trough concentrator design, characterization, and application: solar wastewater purification targeting textile industry dyes and pharmaceuticals—techno-economic study

El Golli,

Fendrich,

Bajpai

et al. 2024

Euro-Mediterr J Environ Integr

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Water Desalination Driven by Solar Energy

Al-Saidat

Gomaa

2022

1790-5044

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The abundance of drinking water is necessary for daily needs, but recently it has become a worrying obsession worldwide, as it requires the use of fossil fuels for its production, and since the whole world is moving to reduce greenhouse gases emissions, it was necessary to think about using alternative renewable energy in the production of drinking water and that was through desalination of salty water. Solar energy has been widely used. The methods that use solar power are divided into direct and indirect, which include several steps, and the solar energy systems used are varied. In the present study, desalination methods and some types of solar energy systems used are mentioned with a comparison of the amount of production and costs, in addition to the improvement resulting from the use of PCM. It was found that the solar Fresnel lens system is the most effective in producing fresh water compared with its cost. The solar desalination stations in Jordan are 29 and only 1 solar-powered desalination plant out of them, but the universities and independent factories have their solar deamination systems.

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Evaluation of Concentrated Solar Power Systems and the Impact of Different Heat Transfer Fluids on Performance

Gomaa,

Ahmad,

Nawafleh

2023

Wseas Transactions on Fluid Mechanics

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Concentrated solar power (CSP) is one of the main technologies used. Thus, the object of research is the different concentrated solar power technologies. Moreover, this study aimed to compare the different concentrated solar power technologies in terms of their efficiency, cost, concentration ratio, and receiver temperature. Results showed that technologies were arranged according to high to low temperatures: the parabolic dish reflector, central receiver collector, linear Fresnel reflector, and parabolic trough collector. As well as, in this study, ranges of the heat transfer fluids are compared with each other by using exergy and energy analysis. The heat transfer fluids that are examined are liquid sodium, molten salt (60 % NaNO3, 40 % KNO3), supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2), water/steam, and air. Results showed that the liquid sodium at an elevated temperature range of (540–740 °C) is performed the best, with exergy efficiency of 61% of solar-to-fluid, the best liquid sodium case is at (do=10.3 mm, nbanks = 1, Δprec= 7.72 bar, ηΠ = 45.47 %) has been found. Finally, vas a positive and effective approach to solving the energy problems.

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A Review of Parabolic Trough Collector (PTC): Application and Performance Comparison

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References 35 publications

Parabolic trough concentrator design, characterization, and application: solar wastewater purification targeting textile industry dyes and pharmaceuticals—techno-economic study

Parabolic trough concentrator design, characterization, and application: solar wastewater purification targeting textile industry dyes and pharmaceuticals—techno-economic study

Water Desalination Driven by Solar Energy

Evaluation of Concentrated Solar Power Systems and the Impact of Different Heat Transfer Fluids on Performance

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