Experimental investigation of vortex flow in a two-chamber solar thermochemical reactor

Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 135, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Koepf, Erik E ^a   Lindemer, Matthew D ^a   Advani, Suresh G ^a   Prasad, Ajay K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic window clearing; Flow visualization; Solar reactor; Thermochemical cycles; Vortex breakdown; Vortex flow; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC WINDOWS; CONCENTRATED SOLAR ENERGY; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; SOLAR REACTORS; THERMO-CHEMICAL REACTOR; THERMOCHEMICAL CYCLES; THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSING; VORTEX BREAKDOWN;

AERODYNAMICS; ARGON; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; VAPORS; VORTEX FLOW; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

FLOW VISUALIZATION;

EID: 84888080307     PISSN: 00982202     EISSN: 1528901X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4024965     Document Type: Article

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