Numerical investigation of a ceramic high-temperature pressurized-air solar receiver

Solar Energy

Volumn 90, Issue , 2013, Pages 164-178

  Daguenet Frick, X ^a   Toutant, A ^a   Bataille, F ^a   Olalde, G ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Absorber; Fluid mechanics; High temperature; Numerical simulations; Solar receiver; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

3D SIMULATIONS; A-CERAMICS; A1. LARGEEDDY SIMULATIONS (LES); ABSORBER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INTERNAL GEOMETRY; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; OUTLET TEMPERATURE; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PRELIMINARY STUDIES; PRESSURE LOSS; REYNOLDS-AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES; SOLAR RECEIVER; STRAIGHT FINS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID MECHANICS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; TURBULENCE;

SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

CERAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; GEOMETRY; HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ISOTHERM; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POWER PLANT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOLAR RADIATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 84873723858     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.01.006     Document Type: Article

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