Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi 2147-3129 2147-3188 Bitlis Eren University 10.17798/bitlisfen.1224055 Engineering Mühendislik Design and Thermal Analysis of a Parabolic Collector https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5105-5699 Çetiner Cuma HARRAN UNIVERSITY 09 28 2023 12 3 617 624 12 25 2022 09 16 2023 Copyright © 2012, Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi 2012 Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi

In this study, the sun follow-up systematic parabolic collector typed collector's design and experimental study were made. The system provides sun tracking in the east-west direction. Instead of a mirror, chromium-nickel metal was used to reflect the sun's rays onto the focusing tube. Sanliurfa in the conditions of the system performance to evaluate for made-in experiments theoretical values with experimental results comparison made. It was possible to obtain 380 W of thermal power from this collector, whose area is 1.2 m2. The thermal efficiency is high at 43% and low at 26%.

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