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Comparison between the soltrace code and Jeter's [2] results by LCR distribution on the focal plane of PTC for solar radius of 16 in

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Schematic of studied PTC

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Schematic of tube receiver longitudinal cross section

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Solar heat flux density distribution concentrated on the receiver tube periphery

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Solar heat flux distribution reaching tube receiver periphery for different inner diameters

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(a) Description of the receiver tube and (b) longitudinal and cross section mesh details

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Velocity profiles for different cross sections

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Temperature contour of tube receiver outlet surface

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Working fluid outlet temperature for different inner tube diameters

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Figure Legend:
Convective heat transfer coefficient for different tube receiver diameters

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Thermal efficiency of the PTC for different tube receiver diameters

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Glass envelope temperatures for different tube receiver diameters

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Working fluid outlet temperature for different inner tube diameters with and without extra metallic thicknesses

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Convective heat transfer coefficients for different tube diameters (drn) with different metallic thicknesses

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From: Numerical Study and Optimization of Parabolic Trough Solar Collector Receiver Tube
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Thermal efficiency for different tube receiver diameters with different metallic thicknesses