Thermal analysis and design of a solar prototype for high-temperature processes

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 309-318

  Isabel Roldan M ^a   Canadas I ^a   Casas, J L ^b   Zarza, E ^a  

^a PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

3D thermal simulation; Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD); Heat transfer; High temperature processes; Solar furnace; Solar prototype

Indexed keywords

3-D NUMERICAL SIMULATION; 3D THERMAL SIMULATION; AIR FLOW; AIR STREAMS; ANALYSIS AND DESIGN; CONCENTRATED SOLAR RADIATION; DIFFERENT GEOMETRY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCESS; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; INSULATION MATERIALS; OPTIMUM CONFIGURATIONS; SOLAR PROTOTYPE; SOLAR RECEIVER; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; THERMAL EVALUATIONS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR FURNACES; THERMOANALYSIS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 84867755121     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.09.063     Document Type: Article

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