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Parabolic trough collector tube I. Introduction General information Nowadays the energy consumption is on such high level that scientists all over the world are looking for other solution. The greenhouse effect is becoming more and more disturbing effect and some steps need to be taken to at least prevent some of damages which it may cause. First of all, I will try to explain what parabolic trough collector is. It is one of the types of solar thermal collectors which is straight in one dimension and curved as a parabola in the other. As you can see in the picture 1. the whole device can be divided into following parts: parabolic reflective mirror, linear receiver tube or heat collection element, steel support structure/frame and a single-axis drive mechanism. Parabolic trough solar field consists of hundreds or even hundreds of hundreds of solar collector located parallel through the field. Every single collector assembly is an independently tracking subsystem so that it makes the whole system more efficient. picture 1 A parabolic solar collector assembly Parabolic trough collectors need to be designed as simple as possible, not to generate extra costs, easy to assembly which also means they can be transported in sections to ensure accurate parabola with high rigidity and to lengthen the field to its maximum (which can differ from several meters to over 150 meters). The objectives of parabolic collectors are to explain why concentration is important and what

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