A comparison between the Monte Carlo ray trace and the fluent discrete ordinates methods for treating solar input to a particle receiver

ASME 2014 8th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2014 Collocated with the ASME 2014 12th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology

Volumn 1, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Mecit, Ahmet Murat ^a   Miller, Fletcher ^a  

^a AGC Paul S Roel Chair in Construction Engineering and Management   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; BRAYTON CYCLE; C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); CELL ENGINEERING; CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); GEOMETRY; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHODS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SUN; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS CODES; CONCENTRATED SOLAR ENERGY; CONCENTRATED SOLAR RADIATION; DISCRETE ORDINATES METHOD; GAS-PARTICLE SUSPENSIONS; INTENSITY INFORMATION; USER DEFINED FUNCTIONS; VELOCITY AND TEMPERATURE FIELDS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 84912098027     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ES2014-6412     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (17)

1. International Renewable Energy Agency. Renewable Energy Technologies: Cost Analysis Series. June 2012, Vol. 1, Power Sector 2/5.
2. Mecit, Ahmet Murat, Miller, Fletcher and Whitmore, Alex. Optical Analysis and Thermal Modelling of a Window for a Small Particle Solar Receiver. Las Vegas, NV: SolarPACES, Sciencedirect, 2013.
3. Ruther, Steven James. Radiation Heat Transfer Simulation of a Small Particle Solar Receiver Using the Monte Carlo Method. San Diego, CA: Master's Thesis, Mechanical Engineering, San Siego State University, 2010.
4. Fernandez, Pablo, Miller, Fletcher, Hunt, Arlon, McDonell, Mike. Design Space Exploration of a MWth Small Particle Solar Receiver. Las Vegas, NV: SolarPaces, 2013.
5. Mecit, Ahmet Murat and Miller, Fletcher. Optical Analysis of a Window for Solar Receivers Using the Monte Carlo Ray Trace Method. Minneapolis, MN: ASME, 2013. ES-FuelCell2013-18186.
6. Crocker, Adam and Miller, Fletcher. Coupled Fluid Flow and Radiation Modeling of a Cylindrical Small Particle Solar Receiver. San Diego, CA: ASME, 2012. ESFuelCell2012-91235.
7. Khalsa, Siri Sahib S. and Ho, Clifford K. Radiation Boundary Conditions for Computational Fluid Dynamics Models of High-Temperature Cavity Receivers. 3, Albuquerquen, NM: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 2011, Vol. 133. DOI:10.1115/1.4004274.
8. Arlon, J Hunt. A New Solar Thermal Receiver Utilizing Small Particles. Atlanta, GA: Proc. Int. Solar Energy Society Conf., 1979. pp. 1362-1366.
9. Miller, Fletcher J. An Experimental and Theoretical Study of Heat Transfer in a Gas-Particle Flow Under Direct Radiant Heating. s.l.: Ph. D. Dissertation, Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1988.
10. Frederickson, Lee, Dordevich, Milorad and Miller, Fletcher. Lab-scale Experimantation and CFD Modeling of a Small Particle Heat Exchange Receiver. Las Vegas, NV: SolarPaces, 2013.
11. Milorad, Dordevich. Heat Transfer Analysis of a Lab Scale Solar Receiver Using the Discrete Ordinates Method. San Dieg, CA: Master's Thesis, San Diego State University, 2014.
12. Villafan-Vidales, H. I., Arancibia-Bulnes, C. A., Dehesa-Carrasco, U., Romero-Parades, H.. Monte Carlo Radiative Transfer Simulation of a Cavity Solar Recevier Reactor for the Reduction of Cerium Oxide. pg. 115-124, Mexico: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2009, Vol. 34.
13. Croker, Adam, Miller, Fletcher and Fernandez Del Campo, Pablo. Three-Dimensional Fluid Dynamics and Radiative Heat Transfer Modeling of a Small Particle Solar Receiver. Minneapolis, MN: ASME, 2013. 18149.
14. Evans, G., Houf, W., Greif, R., Crowe, C. Gas-Particle Flow Within a High Temperature Solar Cavity Receiver Including Radiation Heat Tranfer. pp. 134-142, USA: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 1987, Vol. 109.
15. FLUENT 6.3 User's Guide - 13.3.6 Discrete Ordinates (DO) Radiation Model Theory. [Online] ANSYS Fluent. http://aerojet.engr.ucdavis.edu/fluenthelp/html/ug/node580.htm.
16. Frederickson, Lee, Kitzmiller, Kyle and Miller, Fletcher. Carbon Particle Generation and Preliminary Small Particle Heat Exchange Receiver Lab Scale Testing. Minneapolis, MN: ASME, 2013. ESFuelCell2013-18215.
17. Kitzmiller, Kyle. Design, Construction, and Initial Testing of a Solar Simulator and Lab-Scale Small Particle Solar Receiver. San Diego: Master's Thesis, San Diego State Universiy, 2013.