Hashem Shatnawi1,2,*, Chin Wai Lim2, Firas Basim Ismail3, Abdulrahman Aldossary1
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.68, No.2, pp. 1693-1711, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.016741
Abstract The receiver is an important element in solar energy plants. The principal receiver’s tubes in power plants are devised to work under extremely severe conditions, including excessive heat fluxes. Half of the tube’s circumference is heated whilst the other half is insulated. This study aims to improve the heat transfer process and reinforce the tubes’ structure by designing a new receiver; by including longitudinal fins of triangular, circular and square shapes. The research is conducted experimentally using Reynolds numbers ranging from 28,000 to 78,000. Triangular fins have demonstrated the best improvement for heat transfer. For Reynolds number value near 43,000… More >
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