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THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION OF A SOLAR PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTOR FORADSORPTION REFRIGERATION APPLICATION SYSTEM

Abstract

Thermal and structural design of a solar parabolic trough collector for adsorption refrigeration application system is carried out and the thermal performance is evaluated experimentally. The results signify that the solar parabolic trough collector is a promising option for providing energy required to drive the proposed adsorption refrigerator designed for air cooling of a room. Energy balance analysis of the collector tube reveals that heat loss by radiation and convection to the surrounding is significant for the case of a bare collector tube considered in this study. Use of a collector tube covered with an evacuated tube transparent to solar radiation would aid to develop thermally efficient parabolic trough collectors for adsorption refrigeration application systems.

Jijo Thomas, Jince P. Mathew, Sariga Gopan G. S, Thejas. S, G.Venugopal

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