CFD simulation and performance analysis of alternative designs for high-temperature solid particle receivers

ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2011

Volumn , Issue PARTS A, B, AND C, 2011, Pages 687-693

  Khalsa, Siri Sahib S ^a   Christian, Joshua M ^a   Kolb, Gregory J ^a   Röger, Marc ^b   Amsbeck, Lars ^c   Ho, Clifford K ^a   Siegel, Nathan P ^a   Moya, Adam C ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA CIEMAT   (Spain)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CFD SIMULATIONS; CONVECTIVE FLOW; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; INJECTION TEMPERATURE; PARTICLE TEMPERATURE; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

DESIGN; FACINGS; HEAT STORAGE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 84881153981     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ES2011-54430     Document Type: Conference Paper

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