Combined Experimental and CFD Investigation of the Parabolic Shaped Solar Collector Utilizing Nanofluid (CuO-H₂O and SiO₂-H₂O) as a Working Fluid

Table 1

Specifications of parabolic shaped concentrating solar collector.

Parameter	Value
Collector length,	1.20 m
Collector breadth,	0.915 m
End plate thickness	2 mm
Aperture area,	1.0188 m^3
Rim angle	90 degrees
Focal length	0.30 m
Receiver inside diameter ()	0.027 m
Receiver outside diameter ()	0.028 m
Receiver length	1000 nm
Glass envelope inside diameter ()	0064 nm
Glass envelope outside diameter ()	0.066 nm
Insulation on pipes	Aluminum foil, Superlon
Concentration ratio,	9.66