A solar heating compound parabolic collector (CPC) using air and palm oil as heat carrier fluid is proposed and analyzed within this study via heat transfer and ray tracing simulations. The system is a linear focusing solar system intended to be used for applications across a broad range of industrial sectors for generating medium temperature heat up to 250 °C. The Monte Carlo ray tracing method was used to predict the optical performances of the receiver. We have developed a simplified thermal model to investigate and analyze the thermal performances of the receiver under different conditions. It has been demonstrated that the investigated receiver satisfactorily matches the heat demand by producing low and medium temperature heat with an annual system efficiency of 45%.
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October 2018
Research-Article
Thermal and Optical Efficiency Analysis of the Linear Fresnel Concentrator Compound Parabolic Collector Receiver
H. Ajdad,
H. Ajdad
Renewable Energy team, Department of Energy,
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Moulay Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: ajdad.cmi@gmail.com
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Moulay Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: ajdad.cmi@gmail.com
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Y. Filali Baba,
Y. Filali Baba
Renewable Energy team, Department of Energy,
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Moulay Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: filalibabayousra@gmail.com
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Moulay Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: filalibabayousra@gmail.com
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A. Al Mers,
A. Al Mers
Renewable Energy team, Department of Energy,
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Moulay Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: almers_ahmed@gmail.com
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Moulay Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: almers_ahmed@gmail.com
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O. Merroun,
O. Merroun
Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie des Matériaux
Appliqués (LPCMA),
Equipe Energies Nouvelles et Systèmes
Eco-Innovants,
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Avenue Nile 150,
Casablanca 20000, Morocco
e-mail: meroun.ossama@gmail.com
Appliqués (LPCMA),
Equipe Energies Nouvelles et Systèmes
Eco-Innovants,
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Avenue Nile 150,
Casablanca 20000, Morocco
e-mail: meroun.ossama@gmail.com
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A. Bouatem,
A. Bouatem
Renewable Energy team, Department of Energy,
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Moulay Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: bouatem1@hotmail.com
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Moulay Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: bouatem1@hotmail.com
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N. Boutammachte,
N. Boutammachte
Renewable Energy team, Department of Energy,
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers, Moulay
Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: boutammachte@gmail.com
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers, Moulay
Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: boutammachte@gmail.com
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S. El Alj,
S. El Alj
Renewable Energy team, Department of Energy,
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Moulay Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: elalj.soukaina@gmail.com
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Moulay Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: elalj.soukaina@gmail.com
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S. Benyakhlef
S. Benyakhlef
Renewable Energy team, Department of Energy,
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Moulay Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: sara.benyakhlef07@gmail.com
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Moulay Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
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H. Ajdad
Renewable Energy team, Department of Energy,
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Moulay Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: ajdad.cmi@gmail.com
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Moulay Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: ajdad.cmi@gmail.com
Y. Filali Baba
Renewable Energy team, Department of Energy,
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Moulay Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: filalibabayousra@gmail.com
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Moulay Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: filalibabayousra@gmail.com
A. Al Mers
Renewable Energy team, Department of Energy,
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Moulay Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: almers_ahmed@gmail.com
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Moulay Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: almers_ahmed@gmail.com
O. Merroun
Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie des Matériaux
Appliqués (LPCMA),
Equipe Energies Nouvelles et Systèmes
Eco-Innovants,
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Avenue Nile 150,
Casablanca 20000, Morocco
e-mail: meroun.ossama@gmail.com
Appliqués (LPCMA),
Equipe Energies Nouvelles et Systèmes
Eco-Innovants,
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Avenue Nile 150,
Casablanca 20000, Morocco
e-mail: meroun.ossama@gmail.com
A. Bouatem
Renewable Energy team, Department of Energy,
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Moulay Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: bouatem1@hotmail.com
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Moulay Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: bouatem1@hotmail.com
N. Boutammachte
Renewable Energy team, Department of Energy,
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers, Moulay
Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: boutammachte@gmail.com
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers, Moulay
Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: boutammachte@gmail.com
S. El Alj
Renewable Energy team, Department of Energy,
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Moulay Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: elalj.soukaina@gmail.com
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Moulay Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: elalj.soukaina@gmail.com
S. Benyakhlef
Renewable Energy team, Department of Energy,
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Moulay Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: sara.benyakhlef07@gmail.com
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers,
Moulay Ismail University,
Marjane II, BP: 4024,
Beni Mhamed,
Meknes 50000, Morocco
e-mail: sara.benyakhlef07@gmail.com
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Solar Energy Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING: INCLUDING WIND ENERGY AND BUILDING ENERGY CONSERVATION. Manuscript received September 27, 2017; final manuscript received April 18, 2018; published online May 29, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Marc Röger.
J. Sol. Energy Eng. Oct 2018, 140(5): 051007 (10 pages)
Published Online: May 29, 2018
Article history
Received:
September 27, 2017
Revised:
April 18, 2018
Citation
Ajdad, H., Filali Baba, Y., Al Mers, A., Merroun, O., Bouatem, A., Boutammachte, N., El Alj, S., and Benyakhlef, S. (May 29, 2018). "Thermal and Optical Efficiency Analysis of the Linear Fresnel Concentrator Compound Parabolic Collector Receiver." ASME. J. Sol. Energy Eng. October 2018; 140(5): 051007. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4040064
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