Numerical Study on Heat Transfer Enhancement in a Receiver Tube of Parabolic Trough Solar Collector with Dimples, Protrusions and Helical Fins

Energy Procedia

Volumn 69, Issue , 2015, Pages 1306-1316

  Huang, Z ^a   Yu, G L ^a   Li, Z Y ^a   Tao, W Q ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Heat transfer enhancement; Dimple; Hellical fin; Protrusion; Vacuum tubular receiver

Indexed keywords

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY;

CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER AUGMENTATION; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; HELLICAL FIN; PARABOLIC TROUGH SOLAR COLLECTORS; PROTRUSION;

HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84943651545     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2015.03.149     Document Type: Conference Paper

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