Parabolic Trough Collector Unit
ICF-STH-PTC-I01
Overview
An educational solar trainer designed to demonstrate the working principles and performance of parabolic trough collectors. The unit allows students to study solar concentration, heat collection, and thermal efficiency through practical, hands-on experiments suitable for laboratory and academic use.
Product Details
Specification
- stand made from thick powder coated steel with two axis sun flower mechanism.
- Thick reflective mirror with copper pipe coil.
- Water storage tank with level control and Monitoring Unit.
- Capacity of water storage tank 150 litters.
- Two axis sun tracker with geared motors.
- Electric Heater 2000W as an auxiliary heating system.
- Circulation unit including water pump, shut off valves, dial pressure gauge, expansion vessel tank and connection line.
- Control panel with instrumentation including voltmeter, ampere meter, liquid flow meter, pump controls and temperature display panel meters.
- Data Acquisition Hardware and Software for monitoring and analysis of system performance with USB computer interface.
- SD Card Module to Logging The data as EXCL file in SD card.
- 6 halogen lamps as sun simulator with 250 to 500 watt per lamp with moving sun mechanism.
Experiments Achievable with This System
- Familiarization with the Solar Thermal Trainer
- Normal Operation of the Solar Thermal Trainer
- System Performance of the Solar Thermal Trainer
- Effect of Water Flow Rate on the Solar Thermal Trainer
- Effect of Angle of Incidence on the Solar Thermal Trainer
- Effect of Illuminance on the Solar Thermal Trainer
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