Ecosense installs Solar Parabolic Trough Collector at Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research and Management, Ahmedabad.
Ecosense installs Solar Parabolic Trough
Collector at Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institute of
Infrastructure, Technology, Research and Management, Ahmedabad.
Institute of Infrastructure,
Technology, Research and Management has been established by the Government of
Gujarat as an Autonomous University and has been mandated to bring about
significant change in Engineering Education with respect to Technical and Managerial
knowledge in the area of Infrastructure. The objective of this Institute is to
serve as a Center of excellence in Research and Teaching in all areas
pertaining to Infrastructure, and the Institute has a vision of acquiring a
status of National importance in Infrastructure and related areas.
Ecosense’s Solar Thermal Parabolic
Trough Collector Based System consists of parabolic reflectors, absorber tube,
sun tracker, piping, storage tanks and a heat exchanger. A control panel would
control different devices and also measure the different parameters of the
system. The system can be used to perform experiments in heat transfer,
parabolic trough characteristics and heat loss at different parts of the
system. The system is highly flexible – it can be used with different working
fluids, different absorbing materials, different piping insulation thickness
and different types of storage tanks. This gives a lot of scope for research in
heat transfer and related fields. Wind speed variation and flow velocity are
other parameters which can be changed to show their impact on heat transfer and
heat loss.
The system can be installed at
rooftop and comes with an automatic dual axis sun tracking. This helps to
conduct experiment for a wider period of time till sunlight is available with
considerable efficiency.
Ecosense’s Solar Parabolic Trough Training system enable students to learn
about Solar thermal technologies in easy and interactive manner. It enables
user to understand the following Solar thermal technology-based concepts:
• Basics on
solar thermal Solar Parabolic Trough Collector technology
• Basic
terminologies used for solar thermal technology like temperature, pressure,
flow measurement install collector/receiver mounting structures on the
foundations
• Site
surveying methods and evaluation parameters
• Install
the back support for the collector/ receiver on the structures
• Install
the cold and hot water piping system
• Install
thermal storage tank and pressure pump
• Install
pressure / temperature sensors, vents and pressure release valves as per design
• Insulate
the hot water pipeline
• Test for
any leakages in piping network and rectify accordingly
•
Efficiency evaluation at different parts of the system
• Study the
effect of change in parameters such as wind speed, irradiation and ambient
temperature
• Measure
and compare the pressure in various tubes with design values.
Ecosense also conducted a masters training program at Mechanical & Aerospace Lab. This Masters training program was focused on educating and training the professors, scholars and technicians in Solar Thermal Technology who will further train thousands of students and professionals to start their career or business in this very field.
