Experimental parabolic trough collector performance characterization

Technical Report · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6426983

Lukens, L L

Experimental data from the Collector Module Test Facility (CMTF) at Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, are used to develop a collector performance model and characterize three parabolic trough solar collectors. The independent variables used in the model are selected and fitted to the experimental data using a multiple linear regression technique. The collector model developed accounts for optical performance, including incident angle effects and thermal losses, both linear and non-linear.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6426983
• Report Number(s): SAND-81-0313
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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