Heat transfer mechanisms in a compound parabolic concentrator: Comparison of computational fluid dynamics simulations to particle image velocimetry and local temperature measurements

Solar Energy

Volumn 97, Issue , 2013, Pages 436-446

  Reichl, Ch ^a   Hengstberger, F ^a   Zauner, Ch ^a  

^a AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

CFD; CPC collector; Heat loss; PIV

Indexed keywords

COMPOUND PARABOLIC CONCENTRATOR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; CPC COLLECTORS; HEAT TRANSFER MECHANISM; LOCAL TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; PIV; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT MATERIAL PARAMETERS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT LOSSES; INERT GASES; MIRRORS; RADIATION EFFECTS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VELOCIMETERS; VELOCITY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

HEAT TRANSFER;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESOLUTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84884556231     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.09.003     Document Type: Article

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