Computational fluid dynamics evaluation of the operating conditions for a volumetric receiver installed in a solar tower

M.I. Roldán, J. Fernández-Reche and J. Ballestrín

Energy, 2016, vol. 94, issue C, 844-856

Abstract: A CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) model has been developed to study the wind influence and the effect of the return-air conditions on the efficiency of a volumetric receiver which was previously tested. The model validation obtained deviations lower than 5% for the air temperature at the absorber-cup outlet and an average deviation of 5.2% for the thermal efficiency evaluated in the receiver.

Keywords: Volumetric receiver; Ceramic receiver; Heat transfer; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); 2D thermal simulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.11.035

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