Heat Transfer Analysis of a Solid-Solid Heat Recuperation System for Solar-Driven Nonstoichiometric Redox Cycles

2013 ◽  
Vol 135 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Lapp ◽  
Jane H. Davidson ◽  
Wojciech Lipiński
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Recovery ◽  
Radiation Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Analysis ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Reactive Material ◽  
Redox Cycles ◽  
Heat Recuperation ◽  
Rotating Hollow Cylinder ◽  
Solar Thermochemical

Heat transfer is predicted for a solid-solid heat recuperation system employed in a novel directly-irradiated solar thermochemical reactor realizing a metal oxide based nonstoichiometric redox cycle for production of synthesis gas from water and carbon dioxide. The system is designed for continuous operation with heat recuperation from a rotating hollow cylinder of a porous reactive material to a counter-rotating inert solid cylinder via radiative transfer. A transient heat transfer model coupling conduction, convection, and radiation heat transfer predicts temperatures, rates of heat transfer, and the effectiveness of heat recovery. Heat recovery effectiveness of over 50% is attained within a parametric study of geometric and material parameters corresponding to the design of a two-step solar thermochemical reactor.

Heat Transfer Analysis of a Solid-Solid Heat Recuperation System for Solar-Driven Non-Stoichiometric Redox Cycles

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Lapp ◽  
Jane Davidson ◽  
Wojciech Lipiński
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Recovery ◽  
Radiation Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Analysis ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Reactive Material ◽  
Redox Cycles ◽  
Heat Recuperation ◽  
Rotating Hollow Cylinder ◽  
Solar Thermochemical

Heat transfer is analyzed numerically for a solid-solid heat recuperation system employed in a novel directly-irradiated solar thermochemical reactor realizing a metal oxide based non-stoichiometric redox cycle for production of synthesis gas from water and carbon dioxide. The system is designed for continuous operation with heat recuperation from a rotating hollow cylinder of a porous reactive material to a counter rotating inert solid cylinder via radiative transfer. A transient heat transfer model coupling conduction, convection, and radiation heat transfer modes is developed to predict temperatures of both components, rates of heat transfer, and the effectiveness of heat recuperation. Heat recovery effectiveness of over 50% is attained within a parametric study of geometric and material parameters corresponding to the design of a two-step solar thermochemical reactor.

Transient Three-Dimensional Heat Transfer Model of a Solar Thermochemical Reactor for H2O and CO2 Splitting Via Nonstoichiometric Ceria Redox Cycling

2014 ◽  
Vol 136 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Lapp ◽  
Wojciech Lipiński
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Recovery ◽  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
Radiation Heat Transfer ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Heat Transfer Model ◽  
Heat Fluxes ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Solar Thermochemical ◽  
Solar Receiver

A transient three-dimensional heat transfer model is developed for a 3 kWth solar thermochemical reactor for H2O and CO2 splitting via two-step nonstoichiometric ceria cycling. The reactor consists of a windowed solar receiver cavity, counter-rotating reactive and inert cylinders, and insulated reactor walls. The counter-rotating cylinders allow for continuous fuel production and heat recovery. The model is developed to solve energy conservation equations accounting for conduction, convection, and radiation heat transfer modes, and chemical reactions. Radiative heat transfer is analyzed using a combination of the Monte Carlo ray-tracing method, the net radiation method, and the Rosseland diffusion approximation. Steady-state temperatures, heat fluxes, and nonstoichiometry are reported. A temperature swing of up to 401 K, heat recovery effectiveness of up to 95%, and solar-to-fuel efficiency of up to 5% are predicted in parametric studies.

Transient Three-Dimensional Heat Transfer Model of a Solar Thermochemical Reactor for H2O and CO2 Splitting via Nonstoichiometric Ceria Redox Cycling

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Lapp ◽  
Wojciech Lipiński
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Recovery ◽  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Reactor Design ◽  
Heat Transfer Model ◽  
Heat Fluxes ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Rotating Cylinders ◽  
Solar Receiver

A transient heat transfer model is developed for a solar reactor prototype for H2O and CO2 splitting via two-step non-stoichiometric ceria cycling. Counter-rotating cylinders of reactive and inert materials cycling between high and low temperature zones permit continuous operation and heat recovery. To guide the reactor design a transient three-dimensional heat transfer model is developed based on transient energy conservation, accounting for conduction, convection, radiation, and chemical reactions. The model domain includes the rotating cylinders, a solar receiver cavity, and insulated reactor body. Radiative heat transfer is analyzed using a combination of the Monte Carlo method, Rosseland diffusion approximation, and the net radiation method. Quasi-steady state distributions of temperatures, heat fluxes, and the non-stoichiometric coefficient are reported. Ceria cycles between temperatures of 1708 K and 1376 K. A heat recovery effectiveness of 28% and solar-to-fuel efficiency of 5.2% are predicted for an unoptimized reactor design.

Combined Conduction and Radiation Heat Transfer in Porous Materials Heated by Intense Solar Radiation

1985 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. K. Matthews ◽  
R. Viskanta ◽  
F. P. Incropera
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Radiation Heat Transfer ◽  
Plane Layer ◽  
Single Scattering ◽  
Dominant Mode ◽  
Radiative Properties ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Radiation Heat ◽  
Flux Approximation

An analysis is presented to predict the heat transfer characteristics of a plane layer of a semitransparent, high-temperature, porous material which is irradiated by an intense solar flux. A transient, combined conduction and radiation heat transfer model, which is based on a two-flux approximation for the radiation, is used to predict the temperature distribution and heat transfer in the material. Numerical results have been obtained using thermophysical and radiative properties of zirconia as a typical material. The results show that radiation is an important mode of heat transfer, even when the opacity of the material is large (τL > 100). Radiation is the dominant mode of heat transfer in the front third of the material and comparable to conduction toward the back. The semitransparency and high single scattering albedo of the zirconia combine to produce a maximum temperature in the interior of the material.

Design Studies for a Solar Reactor Based on a Simple Radiative Heat Exchange Model

2005 ◽  
Vol 127 (3) ◽  
pp. 425-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Wieckert
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Radiation Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Analysis ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Concentrated Solar Power ◽  
Radiation Heat ◽  
Small Aperture ◽  
Lower Cavity ◽  
Solar Reactor

A high-temperature solar chemical reactor for the processing of solids is scaled up from a laboratory scale (5kW concentrated solar power input) to a pilot scale (200kW). The chosen design features two cavities in series: An upper cavity has a small aperture to let in concentrated solar power coming from the top. It serves as the solar receiver, radiant absorber, and radiant emitter to a lower cavity. The lower cavity is a well-insulated enclosure. It is subjected to thermal radiation from the upper cavity and serves in our application as the reaction chamber for a mixture of ZnO and carbon. Important insight for the definition of the geometrical parameters of the pilot reactor has been generated by a radiation heat transfer analysis based on the radiosity enclosure theory. The steady-state model accounts for radiation heat transfer within the solar reactor including reradiation losses through the reactor aperture, wall losses due to thermal conduction and heat consumption by the endothermic chemical reaction. Key results include temperatures of the different reactor walls and the thermal efficiency of the reactor as a function of the major geometrical and physical parameters. The model, hence, allows for a fast estimate of the influence of these parameters on the reactor performance.

scholarly journals Radiation heat transfer model using Monte Carlo ray tracing method on hierarchical ortho-Cartesian meshes and non-uniform rational basis spline surfaces for description of boundaries

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paweł Kuczyński ◽  
Ryszard Białecki
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Ray Tracing ◽  
Radiation Heat Transfer ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Rational Basis ◽  
Radiation Heat ◽  
Cartesian Meshes ◽  
Spline Surfaces ◽  
Nurbs Surfaces ◽  
Transfer Problems

Abstract The paper deals with a solution of radiation heat transfer problems in enclosures filled with nonparticipating medium using ray tracing on hierarchical ortho-Cartesian meshes. The idea behind the approach is that radiative heat transfer problems can be solved on much coarser grids than their counterparts from computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The resulting code is designed as an add-on to OpenFOAM, an open-source CFD program. Ortho-Cartesian mesh involving boundary elements is created based upon CFD mesh. Parametric non-uniform rational basis spline (NURBS) surfaces are used to define boundaries of the enclosure, allowing for dealing with domains of complex shapes. Algorithm for determining random, uniformly distributed locations of rays leaving NURBS surfaces is described. The paper presents results of test cases assuming gray diffusive walls. In the current version of the model the radiation is not absorbed within gases. However, the ultimate aim of the work is to upgrade the functionality of the model, to problems in absorbing, emitting and scattering medium projecting iteratively the results of radiative analysis on CFD mesh and CFD solution on radiative mesh.

scholarly journals Conjugate Heat Transfer Characteristics in a Highly Thermally Loaded Film Cooling Configuration with TBC in Syngas

Aerospace ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Jing Ren ◽  
Xueying Li ◽  
Hongde Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Radiative Heat Transfer ◽  
Film Cooling ◽  
Conjugate Heat Transfer ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Radiation Heat Transfer ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Plate Temperature ◽  
Total Percentage ◽  
Barrier Coating

Future power equipment tends to take hydrogen or middle/low heat-value syngas as fuel for low emission. The heat transfer of a film-cooled turbine blade shall be influenced more by radiation. Its characteristic of conjugate heat transfer is studied experimentally and numerically in the paper by considering radiation heat transfer, multicomposition gas, and thermal barrier coating (TBC). The Weighted Sum of Gray Gases Spectral Model and the Discrete Transfer Model are utilized to solve the radiative heat transfer in the multicomposition field, while validated against the experimental data for the studied cases. It is shown that the plate temperature increases significantly when considering the radiation and the temperature gradient of the film-cooled plate becomes less significant. It is also shown that increasing percentage of steam in gas composition results in increased temperature on the film-cooled plate. The normalized temperature of the film-cooled plate decreases about 0.02, as the total percentage of steam in hot gas increases 7%. As for the TBC effect, it can smooth out the temperature distribution and insulate the heat to a greater extent when the radiative heat transfer becomes significant.

Overall Effectiveness of a Blade Endwall With Jet Impingement and Film Cooling

2013 ◽  
Vol 136 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Mensch ◽  
Karen A. Thole
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Film Cooling ◽  
Jet Impingement ◽  
Heat Transfer Analysis ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Convective Cooling ◽  
Impingement Cooling ◽  
Internal Impingement ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Overall Effectiveness

Ever-increasing thermal loads on gas turbine components require improved cooling schemes to extend component life. Engine designers often rely on multiple thermal protection techniques, including internal cooling and external film cooling. A conjugate heat transfer model for the endwall of a seven-blade cascade was developed to examine the impact of both convective cooling and solid conduction through the endwall. Appropriate parameters were scaled to ensure engine-relevant temperatures were reported. External film cooling and internal jet impingement cooling were tested separately and together for their combined effects. Experiments with only film cooling showed high effectiveness around film-cooling holes due to convective cooling within the holes. Internal impingement cooling provided more uniform effectiveness than film cooling, and impingement effectiveness improved markedly with increasing blowing ratio. Combining internal impingement and external film cooling produced overall effectiveness values as high as 0.4. A simplified, one-dimensional heat transfer analysis was used to develop a prediction of the combined overall effectiveness using results from impingement only and film cooling only cases. The analysis resulted in relatively good predictions, which served to reinforce the consistency of the experimental data.

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