A numerical study of parabolic trough receiver with nonuniform heat flux and helical screw-tape inserts

Energy

Volumn 77, Issue , 2014, Pages 771-782

  Song, Xingwang ^a   Dong, Guobo ^a   Gao, Fangyuan ^a   Diao, Xungang ^a   Zheng, Liqing ^a,b   Zhou, Fuyun ^b  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DongGuan GuangDong   (China)

Author keywords

Helical screw tape inserts; Parabolic trough receiver; Transversal angle

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SCREWS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT FLUX DISTRIBUTIONS; HELICAL SCREW-TAPE INSERTS; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; NON-UNIFORM HEAT FLUXES; PARABOLIC TROUGH RECEIVERS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; TRANSVERSAL ANGLE;

HEAT FLUX;

ABSORPTION; ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHOD; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84909579538     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.09.049     Document Type: Article

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