Enhancing heat transfer in air tubular absorbers for concentrated solar thermal applications

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1076-1083

  Too, Yen Chean Soo ^a   Benito, Regano ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Centralised solar receiver; Concentrated solar thermal; Dimpled tubes; Heat transfer enhancement; Tubular solar absorbers

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW; DIMPLED TUBES; ENHANCING HEAT TRANSFER; GAS TEMPERATURE; HEAT TRANSFER AND PRESSURE DROP; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INNER WALLS; INTERNAL HEAT TRANSFER; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PLAIN TUBES; SOLAR APPLICATIONS; SOLAR RECEIVER; SOLAR THERMAL; SOLAR THERMAL APPLICATIONS; STEADY-STATE HEAT TRANSFER; TOTAL PRESSURE DROP; TUBE LENGTH; TUBE WALLS; TWISTED TAPE INSERT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COOLING SYSTEMS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; PRESSURE DROP; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

SOLAR ABSORBERS;

EID: 84866531585     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.06.025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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