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Numerical investigation of an enhanced PTC absorber tube using cylindrical inserts.
  • Mohammed Reda HADDOUCHE
Mohammed Reda HADDOUCHE
Universitat de Lleida

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Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to investigate numerically the thermal performance of a parabolic trough solar collector’s absorber tube that contains a novel kind of inserts with the objective to improve the heat transfer between the heat transfer fluid and the absorber tube. In the first part of this paper, the diameter and the length of the cylindrical inserts are investigated based on Finite Volume Method and Monte Carlo Ray Tracing method for Reynolds number ranges from 2 . 36 ∙ 10 4 to 7 . 09 ∙ 10 4 . In the second part, the eccentricity of the cylindrical inserts is investigated under the same operating conditions. The Therminol ®VP1 is the HTF that used in this investigation intermediate fluid. The numerical simulation indicates that the perturbators enhance the thermal behavior of receiver and reduces the absorber tube’s temperature difference.
26 Jan 2023Submitted to Heat Transfer
10 Feb 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
10 Feb 2023Submission Checks Completed
10 Feb 2023Assigned to Editor
12 Feb 2023Reviewer(s) Assigned
09 Mar 2023Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
11 Mar 20231st Revision Received
14 Mar 2023Submission Checks Completed
14 Mar 2023Assigned to Editor
14 Mar 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
14 Mar 2023Reviewer(s) Assigned
16 Mar 2023Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
22 Mar 20232nd Revision Received
22 Mar 2023Submission Checks Completed
22 Mar 2023Assigned to Editor
22 Mar 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
23 Mar 2023Reviewer(s) Assigned
24 Mar 2023Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
27 Mar 20233rd Revision Received
28 Mar 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
28 Mar 2023Submission Checks Completed
28 Mar 2023Assigned to Editor
28 Mar 2023Editorial Decision: Accept