A Vegetable Oil as Heat Transfer Fluid for Parabolic Trough Collector: Dynamic Performance Analysis under Ouagadougou Climate Conditions

A Vegetable Oil as Heat Transfer Fluid for Parabolic Trough Collector: Dynamic Performance Analysis under Ouagadougou Climate Conditions

In this study, the thermal performance of the parabolic trough collector (PTC) has been addressed under Ouagadougou climate conditions. Thus, after developing a model, the effect of mass flow on PTC performance showed that the Jatropha curcas oil (JCO) temperature difference increases when the mass...

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Main Authors: Boubou Bagré, Sié Zacharie Kam, Yomi Woro Gounkaou, Makinta Boukar, Ibrahim Kolawole Muritala, Harouna Sani Dan Nomao, Korsaga Armand, Antoine Beré, Tizane Daho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-01-01
Series:Materials Proceedings
Subjects:
collector
vegetable oil
thermal performance
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4605/11/1/6
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Summary:In this study, the thermal performance of the parabolic trough collector (PTC) has been addressed under Ouagadougou climate conditions. Thus, after developing a model, the effect of mass flow on PTC performance showed that the Jatropha curcas oil (JCO) temperature difference increases when the mass flow rate (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mover accent="true"><mi>m</mi><mo>˙</mo></mover></semantics></math></inline-formula>) decreases while the thermal efficiency (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>η</mi><mrow><mi>t</mi><mi>h</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>) increases. For <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mover accent="true"><mi>m</mi><mo>˙</mo></mover></semantics></math></inline-formula> of 1 kg s<sup>−1</sup>, a collector length of 46.8 m or collection area of 230 m<sup>2</sup> is required to obtain an outlet temperature of 210 °C with an average <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>η</mi><mrow><mi>t</mi><mi>h</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> of 82.69%. This paper can support the decision for a demonstration plant implementation regarding JCO use in the CSP plant.
ISSN:2673-4605

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