Thermal performance simulation of a solar cavity receiver under windy conditions

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 126-138

  Fang, J B ^a   Wei, J J ^a   Dong, X W ^a   Wang, Y S ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Flow boiling heat transfer; Heat loss; Monte Carlo method; Solar cavity receiver

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW FIELDS; AIR VELOCITIES; CALCULATION METHODS; FLOW ANGLES; FLOW BOILING HEAT TRANSFER; ITERATIVE SOLUTIONS; MAXIMUM VALUES; POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS; SATURATED STEAM; SOLAR CAVITY RECEIVER; SOLAR RECEIVER; SURFACE HEAT FLUXES; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; WALL TEMPERATURES; WATER SATURATIONS; WIND ENVIRONMENT; WINDY CONDITIONS;

HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MIXED CONVECTION; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

HEAT LOSSES;

AIRFLOW; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 78650304605     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.10.013     Document Type: Article

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