CFD simulation of a solar radiation absorber

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 231-240

  Gomez M A ^a   Patino D ^a   Comesana R ^a   Porteiro, J ^a   Alvarez Feijoo M A ^a   Miguez J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

CFD Simulation; Heat transfer; Porous media; Radiation

Indexed keywords

CFD SIMULATIONS; CFD TECHNIQUE; DIRECTIONAL ACCURACY; DISCRETE ORDINATES; DISCRETE ORDINATES METHOD; DISPERSED PARTICLE; GAS PHASIS; MULTI-PHASE MEDIUM; NON EQUILIBRIUM; POROUS MEDIUM; RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER; RADIATIVE PROPERTIES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT RADIATION; POROUS MATERIALS; RADIATION SHIELDING; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 84868317914     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.09.061     Document Type: Article

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