Abstract In this article, a detailed performance analysis of a capillary heat pipe coupled with a parabolic trough collector is performed. The influence of different parameters on the overall system's performance was studied namely; beam radiation and the inclination of the PTC. Results showed that using a heat pipe as an absorber improves the performance of the PTC. At T max , the coupling of the heat pipe with PTC leads to a 33% increase in the system's global efficiency and a significant reduction in the heat losses by 46.55%. The inclined arrangement configuration improved the global efficiency of the system by 13%. The obtained results were compared with the experimental data provided by the literature and reasonable agreement was observed, thus confirming the model's validity.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ep.13897
Publish Year: 2022
