A MCRT and FVM coupled simulation method for energy conversion process in parabolic trough solar collector

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 976-985

  He, Ya Ling ^a   Xiao, Jie ^a   Cheng, Ze Dong ^a   Tao, Yu Bing ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coupling heat transfer; Finite Volume Method; Monte Carlo Ray Trace; Parabolic trough collectors

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE ERROR; ABSORBER TUBES; AVERAGE RELATIVE ERROR; AXIAL DIRECTION; COLLECTOR SYSTEMS; CONCENTRATION RATIO; CONVERSION PROCESS; COUPLED HEAT TRANSFER; COUPLED METHOD; COUPLED SIMULATION; DIRECT RADIATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FINITE VOLUME; GLASS COVERS; HEAT FLUX DISTRIBUTIONS; HEAT TRANSFER AND FLUID FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER PROCESS; MAXIMUM VALUES; MONTE CARLO; OUTER SURFACE; OUTLET TEMPERATURE; PARABOLIC TROUGH; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS; RAY TRACE; RIM ANGLE; SHADOW EFFECTS; TEMPERATURE RISING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MODEL CHECKING; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

CONVECTION; ENERGY USE; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLUID FLOW; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 77958181556     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.07.017     Document Type: Article

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