CFD based analysis of flow distribution in a coaxial vacuum tube solar collector with laminar flow conditions

International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-15

  Badar, Abdul Waheed ^a   Buchholz, Reiner ^a   Lou, Yongsheng ^a   Ziegler, Felix ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Combining manifold; Computational fluid dynamics; Dividing manifold; Flow distribution; Junction pressure loss coefficient

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TUBES; ISOTHERMS; LAMINAR FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOLAR COLLECTORS;

COMBINING MANIFOLD; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALYSIS; DIVIDING MANIFOLD; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; LAMINAR FLOW CONDITIONS; PRESSURE LOSS COEFFICIENT; SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATIONS; THEORETICAL MODELING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 84873024035     PISSN: 20089163     EISSN: 22516832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2251-6832-3-24     Document Type: Article

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