Heat transfer behavior of a PTC receiver tube using transversal focal
inserts and CFD.
Abstract
The thermohydraulic performance of an enhanced PTC’s tube is evaluated
in this paper. A passive method is used by introducing transversal
inserts on the bottom part of the receiver. The height of the inserts is
investigated using MCRT method coupling FVM for Reynolds number range
from 2 . 36 ∙ 10 4 to 11 . 83 ∙ 10 4 . the heat transfer fluid used in
this study is the Therminol ®VP1 with. The numerical
results show that the tube enhanced by inserts augments the reliability
of the system, and the introduction of the inserts into the receiver
tube decreases the temperature difference over the circumferential area
of the absorber tube and minimizes the heat losses and also increase the
lifetime of the receiver.