Yasser Jebbar^1,2,*, Fadhil Fluiful², Wisam Khudhayer³

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.20, No.6, pp. 1279-1297, 2024, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2024.050753

Abstract This study includes an experimental and numerical analysis of the performances of a parabolic trough collector (PTC) with and without cylindrical turbulators. The PTC is designed with dimensions of 2.00 m in length and 1.00 m in width. The related reflector is made of lined sheets of aluminum, and the tubes are made of stainless steel used for the absorption of heat. They have an outer diameter of 0.051 m and a wall thickness of 0.002 m. Water, used as a heat transfer fluid (HTF), flows through the absorber tube at a mass flow rate… More >

Roba Tarek AbdelFatah^*, Irene S. Fahim, Mohamed Mahran Kasem

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.22, No.1, pp. 317-339, 2024, DOI:10.32604/fhmt.2023.044706

Abstract Parabolic trough solar collectors (PTCs) are among the most cost-efficient solar thermal technologies. They have several applications, such as feed heaters, boilers, steam generators, and electricity generators. A PTC is a concentrated solar power system that uses parabolic reflectors to focus sunlight onto a tube filled with heat-transfer fluid. PTCs performance can be investigated using optical and thermal mathematical models. These models calculate the amount of energy entering the receiver, the amount of usable collected energy, and the amount of heat loss due to convection and radiation. There are several methods and configurations that have… More > Graphic Abstract

Zahra F. Hussain^a,*, Ahmed J. Hamed^b, Abdul Hadi N. Khalifa^b, Mohanad F. Hassan^b, Fawaz A.Najim^c,†

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.18, pp. 1-11, 2022, DOI:10.5098/hmt.18.14

Abstract At places far from the energy grid lines, freshwater is sometimes needed. Consequently, even countries with rich energy resources, such as the Arabian Gulf countries, have shown strong interest in desalination processes that often use renewable energy sources. In the present work, a desalination unit depending on the humidification-dehumidification principles is fabricated and tested under Baghdad, Iraq conditions. The HDH system under study consists of 6 parabolic trough solar collectors (PTSC) of a total aperture area of 8.772 m2 , the humidifier, and the dehumidifier and a tracking system. The effects of salty water flow More >