The Application of Parabolic Trough Technology Underyanbu Climatein Saudi Arabia
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Submitted: May 2, 2013; Accepted: Jun 13, 2013; Published: Jul 28, 2013 Abstract: Despite the recent interest of Saudi Arabia in the solar energy as a renewable source of energy, no effort yet has been directed towards the Parabolic Trough Concentrator (PTC) technology which considers being one of the cheapest and most effective technologies for solar power. In the present paper, the performance of a parabolic trough collector system has been experimentally investigated under Yanbu city (Saudi Arabia) prevailing climate conditions. The testing has been conducted in accordance with the International Standard Procedure for Testing Solar collector. An analysis of the average beam radiation, wind speed and relative humidity during the study period has been carried out. Instantaneous efficiency, thermal efficiency and overall installation efficiency all were employed in this study to evaluate the thermal performance of the PTC system. The results showed thatYanbu city hold a good potential for such energy generation technology with an average efficiency of 38.8% and instantaneous efficiency that can reach as high as 62%. The results of this study highly encourage the Saudi government to invest in the Parabolic Trough Concentrator technology in the western region of KSA to meet the increasing demand on electric power.
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