Parabolic trough, the Glossary
A parabolic trough collector (PTC) is a type of solar thermal collector that is straight in one dimension and curved as a parabola in the other two, lined with a polished metal mirror.[1]
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47 relations: ABC-Clio, Absorption (electromagnetic radiation), Acceptance angle (solar concentrator), Accumulator (energy), Aera Energy, Andasol solar power station, Bakersfield, California, C. V. Boys, Concentrated solar power, CRC Press, Egypt, Equinox, Frank Shuman, Genesis Solar Energy Project, GlassPoint Solar, Heat engine, Horsepower, List of solar thermal power stations, Maadi, Miraah, Mirror, Molten salt, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Natural gas, Nile, Nonimaging optics, Oil, Oman, Parabola, Parabolic reflector, Season, Silver, Solana Generating Station, Solar cell, Solar cooker, Solar Energy Generating Systems, Solar thermal collector, Solar thermal energy, Solar tracker, South Belridge Oil Field, Stirling engine, Sunlight, Surface condenser, The New York Times, Thermal efficiency, Thermal energy storage, Thermocline.
ABC-Clio
ABC-Clio, LLC (stylized ABC-CLIO) is an American publishing company for academic reference works and periodicals primarily on topics such as history and social sciences for educational and public library settings.
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Absorption (electromagnetic radiation)
In physics, absorption of electromagnetic radiation is how matter (typically electrons bound in atoms) takes up a photon's energy — and so transforms electromagnetic energy into internal energy of the absorber (for example, thermal energy).
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Acceptance angle (solar concentrator)
Acceptance angle is the maximum angle at which incoming sunlight can be captured by a solar concentrator.
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Accumulator (energy)
An accumulator is an energy storage device: a device which accepts energy, stores energy, and releases energy as needed.
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Aera Energy
Aera Energy LLC (or simply Aera) is a natural gas, oil exploration and production company started as a joint venture between Shell plc (through Shell USA) and Mobil (which later merged to form ExxonMobil).
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Andasol solar power station
The Andasol solar power station is a 150-megawatt (MW) concentrated solar power station and Europe's first commercial plant to use parabolic troughs. Parabolic trough and Andasol solar power station are solar thermal energy.
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Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield is a city in and the county seat of Kern County, California, United States.
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C. V. Boys
Sir Charles Vernon Boys, FRS (15 March 1855 – 30 March 1944) was a British physicist, known for his careful and innovative experimental work in the fields of thermodynamics and high-speed photography, and as a popular science communicator through his books, inventions, and his public lectures for children.
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Concentrated solar power
Concentrated solar power (CSP, also known as concentrating solar power, concentrated solar thermal) systems generate solar power by using mirrors or lenses to concentrate a large area of sunlight into a receiver. Parabolic trough and concentrated solar power are solar thermal energy.
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CRC Press
The CRC Press, LLC is an American publishing group that specializes in producing technical books.
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Egypt
Egypt (مصر), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.
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Equinox
A solar equinox is a moment in time when the Sun crosses the Earth's equator, which is to say, appears directly above the equator, rather than north or south of the equator.
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Frank Shuman
Frank Shuman (January 23, 1862 – April 28, 1918) was an American inventor, engineer and solar energy pioneer known for his work on solar engines, especially those that used solar energy to heat water that would produce steam.
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Genesis Solar Energy Project
The Genesis Solar Energy Project is a concentrated solar power station located in the Mojave Desert on of Bureau of Land Management land, in eastern Riverside County, California. Parabolic trough and Genesis Solar Energy Project are solar thermal energy.
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GlassPoint Solar
GlassPoint is a private company founded in 2009 that designs and manufactures solar steam generators which use solar thermal technology to generate steam for industrial processes. Parabolic trough and GlassPoint Solar are solar thermal energy.
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Heat engine
A heat engine is a system that converts heat to usable energy, particularly mechanical energy, which can then be used to do mechanical work.
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Horsepower
Horsepower (hp) is a unit of measurement of power, or the rate at which work is done, usually in reference to the output of engines or motors.
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List of solar thermal power stations
This is a list of the largest facilities generating electricity through the use of solar thermal power, specifically concentrated solar power.
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Maadi
Maadi (المعادى) is a leafy and once suburban district in the Southern Area of Cairo, Egypt, on the east bank of the Nile about upriver from downtown Cairo.
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Miraah
Miraah is a solar thermal energy plant that is under construction in Oman for the production of steam for solar thermal enhanced oil recovery.
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Mirror
A mirror, also known as a looking glass, is an object that reflects an image.
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Molten salt
Molten salt is salt which is solid at standard temperature and pressure but liquified due to elevated temperature.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in the US specializes in the research and development of renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy systems integration, and sustainable transportation.
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Natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas, methane gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane (95%) in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes.
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Nile
The Nile (also known as the Nile River) is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa.
Nonimaging optics
Nonimaging optics (also called anidolic optics)Roland Winston et al., Nonimaging Optics, Academic Press, 2004 R. John Koshel (Editor), Illumination Engineering: Design with Nonimaging Optics, Wiley, 2013 is a branch of optics that is concerned with the optimal transfer of light radiation between a source and a target.
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Oil
An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) and lipophilic (mixes with other oils).
Oman
Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country in West Asia.
Parabola
In mathematics, a parabola is a plane curve which is mirror-symmetrical and is approximately U-shaped.
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Parabolic reflector
A parabolic (or paraboloid or paraboloidal) reflector (or dish or mirror) is a reflective surface used to collect or project energy such as light, sound, or radio waves.
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Season
A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region.
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Silver
Silver is a chemical element; it has symbol Ag (derived from Proto-Indo-European ''*h₂erǵ'')) and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. The metal is found in the Earth's crust in the pure, free elemental form ("native silver"), as an alloy with gold and other metals, and in minerals such as argentite and chlorargyrite.
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Solana Generating Station
The Solana Generating Station is a solar power plant near Gila Bend, Arizona, about southwest of Phoenix. Parabolic trough and Solana Generating Station are solar thermal energy.
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Solar cell
A solar cell or photovoltaic cell (PV cell) is an electronic device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by means of the photovoltaic effect.
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Solar cooker
A solar cooker is a device which uses the energy of direct sunlight to heat, cook or pasteurize drink and other food materials. Parabolic trough and solar cooker are solar thermal energy.
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Solar Energy Generating Systems
Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS) is a concentrated solar power plant in California, United States. Parabolic trough and solar Energy Generating Systems are solar thermal energy.
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Solar thermal collector
A solar thermal collector collects heat by absorbing sunlight. Parabolic trough and solar thermal collector are solar thermal energy.
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Solar thermal energy
Solar thermal energy (STE) is a form of energy and a technology for harnessing solar energy to generate thermal energy for use in industry, and in the residential and commercial sectors.
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Solar tracker
A solar tracker is a device that orients a payload toward the Sun.
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South Belridge Oil Field
The South Belridge Oil Field is a large oil field in northwestern Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California, about forty miles west of Bakersfield.
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Stirling engine
A Stirling engine is a heat engine that is operated by the cyclic expansion and contraction of air or other gas (the working fluid) by exposing it to different temperatures, resulting in a net conversion of heat energy to mechanical work.
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Sunlight
Sunlight is a portion of the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, in particular infrared, visible, and ultraviolet light.
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Surface condenser
A surface condenser is a water-cooled shell and tube heat exchanger installed to condense exhaust steam from a steam turbine in thermal power stations.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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Thermal efficiency
In thermodynamics, the thermal efficiency (\eta_) is a dimensionless performance measure of a device that uses thermal energy, such as an internal combustion engine, steam turbine, steam engine, boiler, furnace, refrigerator, ACs etc.
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Thermal energy storage
Thermal energy storage (TES) is the storage of thermal energy for later reuse.
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Thermocline
A thermocline (also known as the thermal layer or the metalimnion in lakes) is a distinct layer based on temperature within a large body of fluid (e.g. water, as in an ocean or lake; or air, e.g. an atmosphere) with a high gradient of distinct temperature differences associated with depth.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parabolic_trough
Also known as Parabolic trough power, Solar collector array, Solar parabolic trough, Solar trough, Trough concentrator.