scholarly journals The numerical simulation of enhanced heat transfer on a Linear Fresnel molten salt-type receiver tube filled with porous media

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 ◽  
pp. 01041
Author(s):  
Chenggang Yang ◽  
Yuning Zhang ◽  
Fenghe Yan ◽  
Wenguang Zhang ◽  
Wei Li
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Porous Media ◽  
Molten Salt ◽  
Temperature Difference ◽  
Wall Temperature ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Heat Transfer Fluid ◽  
Filling Rate

In this paper, three-dimensional numerical simulation was taken on a Linear Fresnel solar receiver tube using molten salt as heat transfer fluid (HTF), in which the porous media was filled to enhance the heat transfer efficiency. The simulation was to analyze the influence of the different conditions (filling rate, porosity and thermal conductivity) on heat transfer effect and wall temperature difference. The results revealed that the Nu (Nusselt number) increased firstly and then decreased with the increasing filling rate in both center filling and annular filling types. The optimal thermal performance were obtained when filling rate were 0.8 and 0.2 in center filling and annular filling, respectively. The Nu were about 1.7 and 1.5 times as the clear receiver. The circumferential temperature difference decreased firstly and then increased with filling rate increasing in both center filling and annular filling types. The lowest circumferential temperature differences were achieved at the filling rate 0.8 and 0.4 in center filling and annular filling types, and temperature difference decreased 15.88°C and 22°C compared with clear receiver, respectively. The Nu and PEC both decreased with porosity increasing. However, the thermal conductivity of porous media had little influence to the Nu and circumferential wall temperature.

scholarly journals Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulation of a Flat Plate Solar Collector with Double Paths

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 1087-1096
Author(s):  
Mohammed Amine Amraoui
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Solar Collector ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Heat Transfer Fluid ◽  
Minimal Cost ◽  
Solar Collectors ◽  
Flat Plate Solar Collector ◽  
Exchange Surface ◽  
Calculation Code

Flat air solar collectors are used for heat transfer between the absorber and the heat transfer fluid, to improve this transfer there are several methods. Among these methods, the exchange surface lengthening and the creation of turbulence. In this work is done to give a comparison between two types of solar collectors, so we have made an improvement of Ben Slama Romdhane's solar collector by creating two air flow passages to increase heat transfer. We made a 3D simulation of a flat air solar collector with transverse baffles which causes turbulence and increases the exchange surface; we use the ANSYS calculation code to make the simulation and gives results with a brief time and minimal cost.

scholarly journals Numerical simulation of variable thermal conductivity on 3D flow of nanofluid over a stretching sheet

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 233-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nainaru Tarakaramu ◽  
P.V. Satya Narayana ◽  
Bhumarapu Venkateswarlu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Stretching Sheet ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Variable Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Normal Velocity ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Similarity Transformations ◽  
Frictional Coefficients ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe present investigation deals with the steady three-dimensional flow and heat transfer of nanofluids due to stretching sheet in the presence of magnetic field and heat source. Three types of water based nanoparticles namely, copper (Cu), aluminium oxide (Al2O3), and titanium dioxide (TiO2) are considered in this study. The temperature dependent variable thermal conductivity and thermal radiation has been introduced in the energy equation. Using suitable similarity transformations the dimensional non-linear expressions are converted into dimensionless system and are then solved numerically by Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg scheme along with well-known shooting technique. The impact of various flow parameters on axial and transverse velocities, temperature, surface frictional coefficients and rate of heat transfer coefficients are visualized both in qualitative and quantitative manners in the vicinity of stretching sheet. The results reviled that the temperature and velocity of the fluid rise with increasing values of variable thermal conductivity parameter. Also, the temperature and normal velocity of the fluid in case of Cu-water nanoparticles is more than that of Al2O3- water nanofluid. On the other hand, the axial velocity of the fluid in case of Al2O3- water nanofluid is more than that of TiO2nanoparticles. In addition, the current outcomes are matched with the previously published consequences and initiate to be a good contract as a limiting sense.

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