Results 1 to 10 of about 516 (145)
Effects of Volumetric Property Models on the Efficiency of a Porous Volumetric Solar Receiver
Energies, 2022 A porous volumetric receiver is the key component in concentrated solar power systems. In this paper, we investigate the effects of volumetric parameter models on the heat collection efficiency of the volumetric receiver by numerical simulations with the
Dong Liu, Dong Liu, Xuewei Ni
exaly +4 more sources
Advances in porous volumetric solar receivers and enhancement of volumetric absorption
Energy Reviews, 2023 Porous volumetric solar receivers are one type of solar receivers that can volumetrically absorb solar radiation and achieve efficient solar-to-thermal energy conversion. Porous volumetric solar receivers have been developed since 1980s.
Ya-Ling He, Shen Du, Sheng Shen
doaj +2 more sources
Advances in Pressurized Volumetric Solar Receivers: A Review [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesConcentrated solar power (CSP) has the potential for hybridization with geothermal energy to improve the thermal efficiency of geothermal plants and help combat climate change by utilizing renewable energy sources.
Belmonte Carl, Tayactac Reylina
doaj +2 more sources
Functionally-graded foams for volumetric solar receivers
Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2022 Abstract The open volumetric receiver, one of the most important components of a Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant, is made up by a ceramic foam on which the concentrated solar radiation impinges. Ceramic foams are employed in volumetric solar receivers because of their high specific surfaces and their operating temperatures higher ...
Iasiello M. +4 more
openaire +2 more sources
The Role of Computational Science in Wind and Solar Energy: A Critical Review
Energies, 2022 This paper concerns technology challenges for the wind and solar sectors and the role of computational science in addressing the above. Wind energy challenges include understanding the atmospheric flow physics, complex wakes and their interaction with ...
Dimitris Drikakis, Talib Dbouk
doaj +1 more source
Barekeng, 2019 In the real life, electric energy has become an essential resource which is needed by men. The commonly used fossil-based fuel which needs very long time in forming can cause some researchers try to create new energy resource which exploits solar energy.
Arif Fatahillah +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Energy Reports, 2021 Nanofluids utilized as volumetric absorbers of solar energy have shown significant potential to enhance solar energy absorption and storage. The majority of numerical models currently employed to design and optimize the nanofluid-based solar receiver and
Mohamed I. Hassan Ali +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Molecules, 2020 Considered to be the next generation of heat transfer fluids (HTFs), nanofluids have been receiving a growing interest over the past decade. Molten salt nanofluids have been shown to have great potential as an HTF for use in high temperature applications
M. A. Karim +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, 2022 Porous media structures have been proposed as an interesting solution on the design of high-temperature volumetric heat exchangers and sensible thermal energy storage devices.
Cristóbal Sarmiento-Laurel +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Transparent Photonic Crystal Heat Mirrors for Solar Thermal Applications
Energies, 2020 Numerical calculations are performed to determine the potential of using one-dimensional transparent photonic crystal heat mirrors (TPCHMs) as transparent coatings for solar receivers.
Mohsen Rostami +2 more
doaj +1 more source