DESCRIPTION Concentrating Solar Power (CSP), also referred to as solar thermal power, uses mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays to heat a fluid that is then used to generate electricity, often using conventional steam turbines. There are three primary CSP technologies: parabolic trough, solar tower, and dish engine. The most common CSP system is the parabolic trough, which uses curved mirrors ...

Due to rapid industrialization and urbanization, upward rise in carbon emissions the atmosphere, depletion of fossil fuel gas reserves have forced find alternative renewable energy resources, where solar is one most promising source. Parabolic trough collectors (PTCs) can effectively transfer high temperature tube receiver upto 400 °C. In this study, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis ...

An effective approach to sustainable energy is the utilization of solar energy. The parabolic trough collector with central receiver is one of the most suitable systems for solar power generation. A type of concentrating solar collector that uses U-shaped troughs to concentrate sunlight onto a receiver tube, containing a working fluid such as water or oil, which is positioned along the focal li...