A numerical analysis of a high temperature solar collecting tube, using helium as an heat transfer fluid

dc.contributor.author	Massidda, Luca
dc.contributor.author	Varone, Alberto
dc.date.accessioned	2014-04-22T12:04:43Z
dc.date.available	2014-04-22T12:04:43Z
dc.date.issued	2007-06
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11050/828
dc.description.abstract	This article analyses the use of a gas as a heat transfer fluid in the absorber tube. The fluid dynamics of the gas in the pipe, the heat-transfer in the system and the stresses and deformations of the pipe structure have been simulated numerically. The resulting flow characteristics, temperature distributions and stresses for a reference test case are discussed, and some possible solutions to enhance the system performance are analyzed.	IT
dc.language.iso	en	IT
dc.subject	CSP	IT
dc.subject	CFD	IT
dc.subject	solar power	IT
dc.title	A numerical analysis of a high temperature solar collecting tube, using helium as an heat transfer fluid	IT
dc.type	Report	IT
dc.subject.een-cordis	EEN CORDIS::FISICA E SCIENZE ESATTE::Fisica::Fisica dei fluidi	IT
dc.subject.een-cordis	EEN CORDIS::ENERGIA::Energia da fonti rinnovabili::Energia solare/termica	IT
dc.subject.program	Program::Energy and Environment::Process Engineering and Combustion (PEC)	IT