Transient thermal performance response characteristics of porous-medium receiver heated by multi-dish concentrator

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 75, Issue , 2016, Pages 36-41

  Fuqiang, Wang ^a   Zhennan, Guan ^a   Jianyu, Tan ^a   Lanxin, Ma ^a   Zhenyu, Yan ^a   Heping, Tan ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

LTNE; MCRT; Porous medium; Solar collector; Transient state; User defined functions

Indexed keywords

FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS; RAY TRACING; SOLAR COLLECTORS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

LTNE; MCRT; POROUS MEDIUM; TRANSIENT STATE; USER DEFINED FUNCTIONS;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84962900460     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2016.03.028     Document Type: Article

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