MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS OF RECEIVER FOR A PARABOLIC DISH COLLECTOR

Solar energy is an energy derived from sun. The intensity of the Sun's rays gets reduced as it travels through the atmosphere. New and enhanced version of receiver in Parabolic Dish collector helps in increasing the output, which is created by sandwiching of two different materials rather than that of one. Study is conducted by comparing steady heat transfer rate in terms of their thermal conductivity. Comparatively, this enhanced version of receiver in Parabolic Dish Collector is replaced by two materials and sandwiching them together. With Transient Thermal analysis, rate of temperature along the inner walls of receiver are predicted and accordingly the need for coupling of materials is studied.