Numerical simulation of convective heat transfer between air flow and ceramic foams to optimise volumetric solar air receiver performances

Heat transfer simulation in a thermochemical solar reactor based on a volumetric porous receiver

“…This correlation is valid for porosity in the range of 0.66 <  < 0.93 and Reynolds number in the range of 70 < Re < 800 [29].…”

“…The convective volumetric heat transfer coefficient ( h ) is calculated by using the following empirical correlation that relates the porosity  and the fluid velocity [29]: …”

The influence of cell morphology on the effective thermal conductivity of reticulated ceramic foams

“…Wu et al [19] introduced a face blended structure at the strut junction to simulate a smooth transition for the surface. In this study, a periodical structure formed by tetrakaydecahedra was used and refined by changing its ligament morphology.…”

A new laboratory-scale experimental facility for detailed aerothermal characterizations of volumetric absorbers

“…Absorber research studies range from laboratory experiments and pilot deployments [3][4][5][6][7][8], to thermal and analytical models for optimization [9,10], to advanced numerical heat transfer investigations [11,12]. In order to investigate the absorption of incident radiation inside the solid structure of volumetric absorbers, most of the analyses conducted to date have been based on numerical methods [13][14][15][16].…”