Experimental Investigation and Exergy Analysis of Solar Parabolic Dish System with Automatic Tracking for Domestic Applications

Among solar collectors, solar parabolic dishes have attracted the attention of researchers due to their high working temperature and high thermal performance. The purpose of this study is to compare two absorber receivers (normal-black color) for the solar parabolic dish. The analysis of energy and exergy was investigated for different conditions at different hours. Two-axis tracking system was applied to the outlet temperature in the solar parabolic dish system. The results show that the maximum temperature of the normal and black absorber is 101.52 and 115.53 ℃ , respectively, and the maximum energy and exergy efficiency of the black spiral absorber plate is 0.7 and 0.21. In addition, the designed parabolic solar container raised the temperature of 80 liters of water to 60 ℃ in 5 hours after sunlight, which is suitable for bathing and washing clothes in winter in backward and rural areas without electricity and fuel. Therefore, it is enough for four to five people.