Numerical investigations on fully-developed mixed turbulent convection in dimpled parabolic trough receiver tubes

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 114, Issue , 2017, Pages 1287-1299

  Huang, Zhen ^a   Li, Zeng Yao ^a   Yu, Guang Lei ^a   Tao, Wen Quan ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dimples; Heat transfer augmentations; Mixed turbulent convection; Non uniform heat flux; Parabolic trough receiver

Indexed keywords

GRASHOF NUMBER; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT RESISTANCE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WALL FUNCTION;

DIMPLES; HEAT TRANSFER AUGMENTATION; NON-UNIFORM HEAT FLUXES; PARABOLIC TROUGH RECEIVERS; TURBULENT CONVECTION;

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 85006152603     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.10.012     Document Type: Article

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