Numerical study of heat transfer enhancement in the receiver tube of direct steam generation with parabolic trough by inserting metal foams

Applied Energy

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 449-460

  Wang, P ^a,b   Liu, D Y ^a   Xu, C ^a  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of California Riverside   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct steam generation system; Enhancing heat transfer; Metal foams; Parabolic trough collector

Indexed keywords

FOAMS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MIXED CONVECTION; SOLAR COLLECTORS; STEAM GENERATORS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

DIRECT STEAM GENERATION; ENHANCING HEAT TRANSFER; FLOW RESISTANCE; FLOW RESISTANT; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; METAL FOAMS; PARABOLIC TROUGH; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMO-HYDRAULIC;

METALS;

FOAM; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; GEOMETRY; HEAT BALANCE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METAL; POROSITY; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TROUGH;

EID: 84870751245     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.07.026     Document Type: Article

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