A comprehensive review of Scheffler solar collector. (September 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kumar, Anil; Prakash, Om; Kaviti, Ajay Kumar
• Is Part Of: Renewable & sustainable energy reviews. Volume 77(2017)
• Page Start: 890
• Page End: 898
• Publication Date: 2017-09
• Subjects: Scheffler collector -- Solar energy -- Solar collector -- Concentrated solar collector; Renewable energy sources -- Periodicals; Power resources -- Periodicals; Énergies renouvelables -- Périodiques; Ressources énergétiques -- Périodiques; 333.794
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.03.044
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1364-0321

Abstract

Abstract: A Scheffler collector is a fixed focus solar radiation concentrator. It has capacity to increase the temperature of the receiver up to 200 °C. It is being widely used in the various applications such cooking food, generation of power in the solar thermal power plant and etc. This communication presents a complete review of the Scheffler collector. The first part reviews a complete designing of a Scheffler collector with respect to the equinox by selecting a specific lateral part of a paraboloid. The next part compares the energy and exergy analysis of the Scheffler collector followed by the various applications of Scheffler collector and its recent developments.