Lagrangian characterization of multi-phase turbulent flow in a solar reactor for particle deposition prediction

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 4496-4507

  Ozalp, Nesrin ^a   Kanjirakat, Anoop ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT QATAR   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Carbon deposition; CFD; Hydrogen; Methane cracking; Solar reactor

Indexed keywords

CARBON DEPOSITION; CARBON PARTICLE DEPOSITION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALYSIS; DISCRETE PHASE MODEL; EMISSION-FREE; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FLOW CONDITION; FLOW CONFIGURATIONS; LAGRANGIAN; LAGRANGIAN PARTICLE DISPERSION MODEL; LOWER DENSITY; METHANE CRACKING; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PARTICLE DEPOSITIONS; SOLAR REACTORS; SOLAR THERMAL; SPECIES TRANSPORT; TANGENTIAL VELOCITIES;

CRACKING (CHEMICAL); DEPOSITION; FORECASTING; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; INLET FLOW; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; METHANE; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SWIRLING FLOW; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 77951095334     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.02.065     Document Type: Article

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