CFD optimization of an immersed particle heat exchanger

Applied Energy

Volumn 97, Issue , 2012, Pages 841-848

  De Bellis, Fabio ^a   Catalano, Luciano A ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

CFD optimization; Externally firing; Gas turbine; Heat exchanger; Heat recovery

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GAS TURBINES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; OPTIMIZATION; WASTE HEAT; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

1-D MODELS; 3D FLOW; 3D MODELS; COUNTER CURRENT; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; EXTERNALLY FIRING; GEOMETRIC PARAMETER; HEAT EXCHANGE; HEAT EXCHANGER DESIGN; HEAT EXCHANGER EFFICIENCY; NUMERICAL OPTIMIZATIONS; NUMERICAL PROCEDURES; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZED CONFIGURATION; PARTICLE CHARACTERISTICS; PARTICLE INJECTION; PARTICLE TRAJECTORIES; SOLID PARTICLES; THEORETICAL VALUES; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ALGORITHM; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS FLOW; HEAT FLUX; INNOVATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; PIPE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TURBINE;

EID: 84862317847     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.02.013     Document Type: Article

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