Thermal performance analysis of porous media receiver with concentrated solar irradiation

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 247-254

  Wang, Fuqiang ^a   Shuai, Yong ^b   Tan, Heping ^b   Yu, Chunliang ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo; Porous media; Radiative heat transfer; Receiver; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

FLUX BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; HEAT FLUX DISTRIBUTIONS; MONTE CARLO; MONTE-CARLO RAY TRACING; RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER; ROSSELAND APPROXIMATIONS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; USER DEFINED FUNCTIONS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MIXED CONVECTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS; RECEIVERS (CONTAINERS); SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 84876159537     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2013.03.003     Document Type: Article

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