Study on Phase Change Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Microalgae Slurry in the Absorber Tube of a Parabolic trough Solar Collector
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Physical and Computational Models
2.1. The Physical Model
2.2. Governing Equations
2.3. Boundary Conditions and Numerical Method
2.4. Grid Independence Checking and Model Validation
2.5. Experimental Flow Chart and Phase Change Process Observation Device
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Effect of Wall Heat Flux on Phase Change Flow and Heat Transfer
3.2. Effect of the Flow Rate on Phase Change Flow and Heat Transfer
3.3. Effect of Concentration on Phase Change Flow and Heat Transfer
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Case | Volumetric Flowrate L/h | Heat Flux W/m2 | Inlet Temperature K | Simulated Outlet Temperature K | Error % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 60 | 11,100 | 313.15 | 412.11 | 0.097 |
2 | 60 | 11,100 | 313.15 | 411.71 | Baseline |
3 | 60 | 11,100 | 313.15 | 411.58 | 0.032 |
Case | Volumetric Flowrate L/h | Experimental Inlet Temperature K | Thermometer Error (Inlet Temperature) K | Experimental Outlet Temperature K | Experimental Standard Deviation (Outlet Temperature) K |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 50 | 353.15 | ±1 | 377.52 | 0.87 |
2 | 60 | 353.15 | ±1 | 365.45 | 0.72 |
Case | Volumetric Flowrate L/h | Heat Flux W/m2 | Inlet Temperature K | Experimental Outlet Temperature K | Simulated Outlet Temperature K | Error % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 50 | 11,100 | 353.15 | 377.52 | 379.98 | 0.7 |
2 | 60 | 11,100 | 353.15 | 365.45 | 366.67 | 0.3 |
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Han, W.; Dong, N.; Chen, Q. Study on Phase Change Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Microalgae Slurry in the Absorber Tube of a Parabolic trough Solar Collector. Processes 2023, 11, 3107. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11113107
Han W, Dong N, Chen Q. Study on Phase Change Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Microalgae Slurry in the Absorber Tube of a Parabolic trough Solar Collector. Processes. 2023; 11(11):3107. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11113107
Chicago/Turabian StyleHan, Wei, Nanhang Dong, and Qicheng Chen. 2023. "Study on Phase Change Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Microalgae Slurry in the Absorber Tube of a Parabolic trough Solar Collector" Processes 11, no. 11: 3107. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11113107