Research Article

Modeling and Characteristic Analysis of a Solar Parabolic Trough System: Thermal Oil as the Heat Transfer Fluid

Table 3

Parameters of the base condition.

ParametersUnitValue

TimeH:m12:00
Solar radiationW/m2925
Inlet oil temperature °C285
Output oil temperature °C360
Output oil mass flow ratekg/s500
Collectors total aream2188000 (235 × 16 × 50)
Collectors total lengthm37600 (47 × 16 × 50)