Parabolic trough collector(PTC).LASEM
Study, design, and fabricate technical devices that could exploit solar energy to produce heat at low cost and more efficient
Performed a needs analysis to initiate the design process
used a sheet metal fixture in SolidWorks to design the parabolic profile of the reflector and the support arms were designed by extruded tool Applied GD&T on all drawings simulate the effect of the force of PTC weight on the support articulation part
Fabricate the PTC using multiple machines such as a CNC cutting machine.
the support could hold two models one with sheet metal with high reflectivity and the other with a mirror simultaneously
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