Thermal analysis of a parabolic trough collectors system coupled to an organic rankine cycle and a two-tank thermal storage system: case study of Itajubá-MG Brazil

This study examined an Organic Rankine Cycle powered by a parabolic trough collector and a two-tank thermal storage system based on the development of a mathematical model, for the conditions of the city of Itajubá in Brazil. First, geometrical optics and heat transfer models of the collector–receiv...