Experimental analysis of the pressure drop and heat transfer through metal foams used as volumetric receivers under concentrated solar radiation

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 246-252

  Albanakis, C ^a   Missirlis, D ^a   Michailidis, N ^a   Yakinthos, K ^a   Goulas, A ^a   Omar, H ^a   Tsipas, D ^a   Granier, B ^b  

^a Laboratory of Physiology School of Medicine   (Greece)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Metal foam; Pressure drop; Volumetric receivers

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COPPER; DROPS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; EXPERIMENTS; FOAMS; HEAT TRANSFER; METALS; NICKEL; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE DROP; SILICON CARBIDE; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; THERMOANALYSIS;

CONCENTRATED SOLAR RADIATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLOW CONDITIONS; FOAM MATERIALS; INCONEL; MATERIALS PARAMETERS; METAL FOAM; OPEN CELLS; VOLUMETRIC RECEIVERS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 58149293769     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2008.08.007     Document Type: Article

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