Analytical Models for Radiative Heat Transfer in Radioisotope Thermophotovoltaic (RTPV) Cell

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prabodh Panindre ◽  
Narges Susan Mousavi Kh. ◽  
Sunil Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Radiative Heat Transfer ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Radiative Heat Flux ◽  
Emitter Surface ◽  
Surface Temperatures ◽  
Pv Cell

A Radioisotope Thermophotovoltaic (RTPV) Cell is a device used to convert heat energy into electrical energy. The electric generation capacity of RTPV cell depends on the radiative heat transfer between its two surfaces: the emitter surface heated by radioisotope thermal source and the receiving photovoltaic (PV) cell surface. The spectral directional surface properties and the surface temperatures of emitter and PV cell surface play important roles in quantifying the radiative heat flux of RTPV cell. This paper establishes the required analytic flat plate solutions to calculate the radiative heat flux of RTPV cell. The results obtained using the analytic solutions developed in this study have been qualitatively validated with the results of numerical simulations performed by a commercially available software. The effect of the surface temperatures and emitter surface coating on RTPV cell capacity is also studied and analyzed by both the methods. The results obtained from both the methods show that PV cell surface temperature has negligible effect on RTPV cell capacity as compared to the emitter surface temperature. Also, the radiative heat flux of RTPV cell with coated emitter is found to be significantly higher than that of RTPV cell with uncoated emitter surface. The analytical methods can be used to estimate the net radiative heat flux of RTPV cell for different surface temperatures and are independent of the dimensions of RTPV cell.

Spectral Radiative Heat Transfer Analysis of the Planar SOFC

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Damm ◽  
Andrei G. Fedorov
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells ◽  
Radiative Heat Transfer ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Solid Oxide ◽  
Radiative Properties ◽  
Radiative Heat Flux ◽  
Oxide Fuel

Thermo-mechanical failure of components in planar-type solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) depends strongly on the local temperature gradients at the interfaces of different materials. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to accurately predict the temperature fields within the stack, especially near the interfaces. Because of elevated operating temperatures (of the order of 1000 K or even higher), radiation heat transfer could become a dominant mode of heat transfer in the SOFCs. In this study, we extend our recent work on radiative effects in solid oxide fuel cells (Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 124, No. 2, pp. 453–458) by accounting for the spectral dependence of the radiative properties of the electrolyte material. The measurements of spectral radiative properties of the polycrystalline yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) electrolyte we performed indicate that an optically thin approximation can be used for treatment of radiative heat transfer. To this end, the Schuster-Schwartzchild two-flux approximation is used to solve the radiative transfer equation (RTE) for the spectral radiative heat flux, which is then integrated over the entire spectrum using an N-band approximation to obtain the total heat flux due to thermal radiation. The divergence of the total radiative heat flux is then incorporated as a heat sink into a 3-D thermo-fluid model of a SOFC through the user-defined function utility in the commercial FLUENT CFD software. The results of sample calculations are reported and compared against the baseline cases when no radiation effects are included and when the spectrally gray approximation is used for treatment of radiative heat transfer.

Spectral Radiative Heat Transfer Analysis of the Planar SOFC

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 258-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Damm ◽  
Andrei G. Fedorov
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells ◽  
Radiative Heat Transfer ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Solid Oxide ◽  
Radiative Properties ◽  
Radiative Heat Flux ◽  
Oxide Fuel

Thermo-mechanical failure of components in planar-type solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) depends strongly on the local temperature gradients at the interfaces of different materials. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to accurately predict the temperature fields within the stack, especially near the interfaces. Because of elevated operating temperatures (of the order of 1000K or even higher), radiation heat transfer could become a dominant mode of heat transfer in the SOFCs. In this study, we extend our recent work on radiative effects in solid oxide fuel cells [J. Power Sources, 124, No. 2, pp. 453–458] by accounting for the spectral dependence of the radiative properties of the electrolyte material. The measurements of spectral radiative properties of the polycrystalline yttria-stabilized zirconia electrolyte we performed indicate that an optically thin approximation can be used for treatment of radiative heat transfer. To this end, the Schuster–Schwartzchild two-flux approximation is used to solve the radiative transfer equation for the spectral radiative heat flux, which is then integrated over the entire spectrum using an N-band approximation to obtain the total heat flux due to thermal radiation. The divergence of the total radiative heat flux is then incorporated as a heat sink into a three-dimensional thermo-fluid model of a SOFC through the user-defined function utility in the commercial FLUENT computational fluid dynamics software. The results of sample calculations are reported and compared against the base line cases when no radiation effects are included and when the spectrally gray approximation is used for treatment of radiative heat transfer.

A Numerical Study of Radiative Heat Transfer in a Cylindrical Furnace by Using Finite Volume Method

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenhua Wang ◽  
Bengt Sunden ◽  
Shikui Dong ◽  
Zhihong He ◽  
Weihua Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Finite Volume Method ◽  
Finite Volume ◽  
Radiative Heat Transfer ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Radiative Heat Flux ◽  
Computational Time ◽  
Volume Method

In designing industrial cylindrical furnaces, it is important to predict the radiative heat flux on the wall with high accuracy. In this study, we consider CO2 and H2O which have strong absorption in the infrared range. The absorption coefficients of the gases are calculated by using the statistical narrow band (SNB) model. The spectrum is divided into 15 bands to cover all the absorption regions of the two non-gray gases. The radiative transfer equation is solved by the finite volume method (FVM) in cylindrical coordinates. To make the FVM more accurate, we discretize the solid angle into 80 directions with the S8 approximation which is found to be both efficient and less time consuming. Based on the existing species and temperature fields, which were modeled by the FLUENT commercial code, the radiative heat transfer in a cylinder combustor is simulated by an in-house code. The results show that the radiative heat flux plays a dominant part of the heat flux to the wall. Meanwhile, when the gas is considered as nongray, the computational time is very huge. Therefore, a parallel algorithm is also applied to speed up the computing process.

Near-Field Radiative Heat Transfer Between Two α-MoO3 Biaxial Crystals

2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaohu Wu ◽  
Ceji Fu ◽  
Zhuomin M. Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Radiative Heat Transfer ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Hexagonal Boron Nitride ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Radiative Heat Flux ◽  
Relative Rotation ◽  
Maximum Heat ◽  
Phonon Polaritons

Abstract The near-field radiative heat transfer (NFRHT) between two semi-infinite α-MoO3 biaxial crystals is investigated numerically based on the fluctuation–dissipation theorem combined with the modified 4 × 4 transfer matrix method in this paper. In the calculations, the near-field radiative heat flux (NFRHF) along each of the crystalline directions of α-MoO3 is obtained by controlling the orientation of the biaxial crystals. The results show that much larger heat flux than that between two semi-infinite hexagonal boron nitride can be achieved in the near-field regime, and the maximum heat flux is along the [001] crystalline direction. The mechanisms for the large radiative heat flux are explained as due to existence of hyperbolic phonon polaritons (HPPs) inside α-MoO3 and excitation of hyperbolic surface phonon polaritons (HSPhPs) at the vacuum/α-MoO3 interfaces. The effect of relative rotation between the emitter and the receiver on the heat flux is also investigated. It is found that the heat flux varies significantly with the relative rotation angle. The modulation contrast can be as large as two when the heat flux is along the [010] direction. We attribute the large modulation contrast mainly to the misalignment of HSPhPs and HPPs between the emitter and the receiver. Hence, the results obtained in this work may provide a promising way for manipulating near-field radiative heat transfer between anisotropic materials.

scholarly journals Method for calculation of radiative heat transfer in beds of spherical particles

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 680-688
Author(s):  
A. I. Malinouski
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Radiative Heat Transfer ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Direct Calculation ◽  
Computational Effort ◽  
Spherical Particles ◽  
Radiative Heat Flux ◽  
View Factor ◽  
Discrete Elements

A new technique for implementing external (particle-to-wall) and particle-to-particle radiative heat transfer in discrete elements method (DEM) simulations is proposed. It is based on the idea that an expected view factor value depends on relevant local bed parameters (distance between particles, particle radius ratio, and local bed porosity). Calculation of average view factors via the formula requires considerably less computational effort than direct in situ integration, when this happens a reasonable average value and an overall accuracy comparable to direct calculation are provided. Both mono- and polydisperse mixtures of spherical opaque particles were considered. It was shown that using nondimensional parameters, a simple general dependence for an external radiative heat flux may be introduced. Exponential and linear fits were proposed for estimating the particle-particle radiative heat flux. The generalization of the obtained formulas for various bed porosities is proposed. The distribution of cumulative transferred heat flux across the particles up to a certain distance was found, and the recommendations regarding the choice of that parameter to achieve a desired accuracy were formulated. Also, the method to account for the particle emissivity was proposed on the basis of the empirical dependence between emissivity and radiative heat flux in porous materials. The proposed method satisfies all the requirements to become a standard implementation of radiative heat transfer calculation in DEM.

Near-Field Radiative Heat Transfer Between Materials With Dielectric Coatings

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ceji Fu ◽  
Wenchang Tan
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Coating Thickness ◽  
Radiative Heat Transfer ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Dielectric Coating ◽  
Radiative Heat Flux ◽  
Surface Polaritons ◽  
Dielectric Coatings

Radiative heat transfer between materials with dielectric coatings is numerically studied based on the fluctuational electrodynamics and the fluctuation-dissipation theorem. The results show that whereas a dielectric coating (SiC) enhances the far-field radiative heat transfer between two bulk metals, it will suppress the radiative heat transfer in the near-field and the suppression is only for the s-wave contribution. The total radiative heat flux continuously decreases as the coating thickness increases up to 1 μm. A further increase in the coating thickness will cause the total radiative heat flux to increase slightly before it saturates. In addition, a much smaller coating thickness than the coating’s skin depth is enough to significantly change the total radiative heat flux in the near-field region. On the contrary, a thin dielectric coating that supports surface polaritons can greatly enhance the radiative heat transfer between a metal and a dielectric in the case that the coating is on the metal. The large enhancement is due to surface polaritons excited on the two surfaces of the air gap boundaries.

Effect of Radiative Heat Transfer Factor on the Temperature Distribution of a First Stage Vane

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Yin ◽  
Mingfei Li ◽  
Zhongran Chi ◽  
Jing Ren ◽  
Hongde Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Radiative Heat Transfer ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Swirling Flow ◽  
Inlet Temperature ◽  
Radiative Effect ◽  
Turbine Inlet Temperature ◽  
Turbine Inlet

As the advanced heavy-duty gas turbine develops, the turbine inlet temperature and pressure have increased quite significantly to achieve better performance. The flow and heat transfer conditions of hot components including combustor and turbine become even more extreme than ever which need corresponding aerodynamic and cooling design development. The issue of combustor-turbine interaction has been proposed as a complicated research topic. Currently the hot streak, turbulence intensity, swirling flow, radiation are the four important factors for combustor-turbine interaction research according to the literature. Especially as the turbine inlet temperature increases, the radiative heat transfer plays a more and more important role. In this paper, a first stage vane is selected for the conjugate heat transfer simulation including radiative heat transfer since it is almost impossible to identify the radiative effect in experiment. The goal is to examine the effects of radiative heat flux and temperature increment caused by radiation. Several radiative factors including the inlet radiation, gas composition, vane surface emissivity and outlet reflection are investigated. The temperature distribution and heat flux enhancement under different conditions are compared, which can provide reference to the turbine heat transfer design. The general information of radiative effect can be summarized by quantitative analysis. Results show that the temperature increases obviously when considering the radiation effect as expected. However, these factors show distinct influence on the vane temperature distribution. The inlet radiation has significant impact on the vane leading edge and pressure side. Besides the gas radiation plays quite uniform on the whole vane surface.

Near-Field Radiative Heat Transfer Between Mie Resonance-Based Metamaterials Made of Coated Nonmagnetic Particles

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu Lu ◽  
Jinlin Song ◽  
Kun Zhou ◽  
Qiang Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Radiative Heat Transfer ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Nematic Liquid Crystals ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Core Shell ◽  
Mie Resonance ◽  
Shell Particles

Abstract Near-field radiative heat transfer between Mie resonance-based metamaterials composed of SiC/d-Si (silicon carbide and doped silicon) core/shell particles immersed in aligned nematic liquid crystals are numerically investigated. The metamaterials composed of core/shell particles exhibit superior performances of enhanced heat transfer and obvious modulation effect when compared to that without shell. The underlying mechanism can be explained that the excitation of Fröhlich mode and epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) resonances both contribute to the total heat flux. Modulation of near-field radiative heat transfer can be realized with the host material of aligned nematic liquid crystals. The largest modulation ratio could be achieved as high as 0.45 for metamaterials composed of core/shell SiC/d-Si particles, and the corresponding heat flux is higher than other similar materials such as LiTaO3/GaSb and Ge/LiTaO3. While with the same volume filling fraction, the modulation ratio of that composed of SiC particles is only 0.2. We show that the core/shell nanoparticles dispersed liquid crystals (NDLCs) have a great potential in enhancing the near-field radiative heat transfer in both the p and s polarizations with the radii of 0.65 μm, and Mie-metamaterials are shown for the first time to modulate heat flux within sub-milliseconds.

Numerical Study of Radiative Heat Flux Emitted by Stainless Wire-Net Porous Media

2020 ◽  
Vol 861 ◽  
pp. 509-513
Author(s):  
Niwat Ketchat ◽  
Bundit Krittacom
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Porous Media ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Convection Heat Transfer ◽  
Radiative Heat Flux ◽  
Air Velocity ◽  
Lower Volume

Numerical model of the convective-radiative heat transfer of porous media was proposed. A stainless wire-net was used as porous media. The physical properties, consisting of porosity (φ) and optical thickness (τ0), of porous media were independent variables. The air velocity was reported in the form of Reynolds number (Re). Two equations of the conservative energy with local thermal non-equilibrium were analyzed. The gas (θf) and solid (θs) phases of conservative energy equation inside porous media were investigated. The radiative heat flux (ψ) at down-stream of solid phase emitted into outside was dealt by the P1 approximation. From the study, it was found that the level of θf and θs decreased as Re increased because the effect of convection heat transfer. Inversely, the level of ψ increased as increasing Re. The level of θf, θs and ψ were decreased as φ increased owing to a lower volume of material depended on the increasing level of φ resulting to the heat transfer rate became lower. The level of θf, θs and ψ gave increased with τ0 becaues a wider distance in absorping energy leading to a higher emission energy from the porous media was achieved.

Modeling Thermal Radiation With Focus on Particle Radiation in Grate Fired Furnaces Combusting MSW or Biomass: A Parametric Study

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik Hofgren ◽  
Bengt Sundén
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
Thermal Radiation ◽  
Radiative Heat Transfer ◽  
Parametric Study ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Size Distributions ◽  
Particle Radiation ◽  
Mass Size

This parametric study shows that thermal radiation from particles, fly ash and char, can be highly relevant for estimating the radiative heat flux to surfaces in grate fired furnaces, especially to the hot bed. The large effects of particle radiative heat transfer come from cases with municipal solid waste (MSW) as fuel whereas biomass cases have moderate effect on the overall radiative heat transfer. The parameters investigated in the study were the fuel parameters, representing a variety of particle loads and size distributions, emissivities of walls and bed, and the size of furnace. The investigations were conducted in a 3-D rectangular environment with a fixed temperature field, and homogeneous distribution of gases and particles. The choice of boundary emissivity was found to be much more or equally important as the particle radiation effects, dependent if biomass or MSW, respectively, was used as the fuel. The effect of particle radiation increased with increasing furnace size, mostly evident in the change of the radiative source term and the heat flux to the bed. Compared to previous studies of particle radiation in grate fired combustion, this study used realistic particle mass size distributions for fly ash. Estimates of char mass size distributions inside the furnace were conducted and used.

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