Research Progress of Parabolic Trough Solar Collector Based on Numerical Simulation

Li WANG; Zhi ZHANG; Yaolu SHI; Chao XU; Jie SUN

doi:10.12096/j.2096-4528.pgt.21061

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Research Progress of Parabolic Trough Solar Collector Based on Numerical Simulation

Solar Thermal Power Generation Technology | 更新时间：2025-07-04

- Research Progress of Parabolic Trough Solar Collector Based on Numerical Simulation
- Power Generation Technology Vol. 42, Issue 6, Pages: 643-652(2021)
- 作者机构：
  
  1.西安交通大学化学工程与技术学院, 陕西省西安市 710049
  2.华北电力大学能源动力与机械工程学院, 北京市昌平区 102206
- 作者简介：
- 基金信息：
  
  National Natural Science Foundation of China(51776196)
- DOI：10.12096/j.2096-4528.pgt.21061
  CLC： TK513.1
- Received：20 May 2021，
  
  Published：31 December 2021
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Li WANG, Zhi ZHANG, Yaolu SHI, et al. Research Progress of Parabolic Trough Solar Collector Based on Numerical Simulation[J]. Power Generation Technology, 2021, 42(6): 643-652.
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Li WANG, Zhi ZHANG, Yaolu SHI, et al. Research Progress of Parabolic Trough Solar Collector Based on Numerical Simulation[J]. Power Generation Technology, 2021, 42(6): 643-652. DOI： 10.12096/j.2096-4528.pgt.21061.

摘要

介绍了抛物槽式太阳能集热器的数值仿真研究进展，特别是对集热管内流场与聚光器外流场所涉及的数值仿真研究进行了综述。在集热管内流场研究中，传热介质类型、聚光特性对集热性能与热应力分布影响显著，尤其在水/蒸汽介质集热回路中，特有的气–液两相流叠加管外非均匀热流密度分布有可能导致严重的集热管热应力弯曲变形问题。在聚光器外流场研究中，由于实际风速较大，超薄镜片的结构强度较低，聚光器承受风载变形，致使光学效率损失，甚至会导致抛物槽式集热器结构失效，直接影响整个集热镜场正常工作。

Abstract

The research progress of numerical simulation of parabolic trough solar collector was introduced. Especially the numerical simulation studies of the internal flow field in the collector tube and the external flow field of the concentrator were reviewed. In the study of the internal flow field in the collector tube

the type of heat transfer fluids and the characteristics of optical concentration have a significant effect on the heat collection performance and thermal stress distribution

especially in the water/steam medium heat collection loop. The unique gas-liquid two-phase flow superposition of the non-uniform heat flux distribution outside the tube may lead to serious thermal stress bending deformation of the collector tube. In the study of the external flow field of the concentrator

due to the high actual wind speed and the low structural strength of the ultra-thin lens

the concentrator is subjected to wind load deformation

resulting in the loss of optical efficiency

and even leading to the failure of the parabolic trough collector structure

which directly affects the normal operation of the whole collector field.

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