Parabolic trough collector

Parabolic trough collectors contain parabolically shaped mirrored surfaces to reflect and concentrate solar radiation onto an absorber. A heat transfer fluid flows in the absorber tube at the focal point of the parabolic trough and transports the absorbed heat away for further use.

• thermal solar collector with parabolic trough mirror and selectively absorbing absorber tube for operation with the trainer
• evacuated double-walled glass tube to reduce heat losses
• pivoting collector with angular scale
• adjustable collector mount
• connection to the solar circuit with pump, heat exchanger and storage tank
• temperature, illuminance and flow rate measured by base unit