Enhancing Thermal Performance of a Parabolic Trough Collector with Inserting Longitudinal Fins in the Down Half of the Receiver Tube
Adel Laaraba, Ghazali Mébarki
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Materials scienceNusselt numberParabolic troughFinThermalHeat transfer enhancementHeat transferMechanicsTube (container)Thermal efficiencyHeat transfer coefficientComposite materialOpticsThermodynamicsReynolds numberPhysicsChemistryTurbulenceCombustionOrganic chemistrySolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsNanofluid Flow and Heat TransferHeat Transfer Mechanisms