Nusselt number prediction for oil and water in solar tubular cavity receivers
In this study, a numerical model was developed for prediction of Nusselt number in solar cavity receivers. Thermal oil and water were used as the working fluid. A dish concentrator with different shapes of the cavity receiver, including hemispherical, cylindrical, and cubical, was investigated. The...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Akademi Baru
2022
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/33679/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/33679/1/Nusselt%20Number%20Prediction%20for%20Oil%20and%20Water%20in%20Solar%20Tubular.pdf |
| _version_ | 1848824317729570816 |
|---|---|
| author | Reyhaneh, Loni Gholamhassan, Najafi Rizalman, Mamat Mohamed, Mazlan Nor Azwadi, Che Sidik |
| author_facet | Reyhaneh, Loni Gholamhassan, Najafi Rizalman, Mamat Mohamed, Mazlan Nor Azwadi, Che Sidik |
| author_sort | Reyhaneh, Loni |
| building | UMP Institutional Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | In this study, a numerical model was developed for prediction of Nusselt number in solar cavity receivers. Thermal oil and water were used as the working fluid. A dish concentrator with different shapes of the cavity receiver, including hemispherical, cylindrical, and cubical, was investigated. The different shapes of cavity receiver were studied under the same operating conditions for prediction of the internal heat transfer coefficient correlation for each cavity receiver. The system is investigated under the variation of solar radiation, flow rate, and inlet temperature of solar working fluids. The developed thermal model is validated based on the experimental data for the cylindrical cavity receiver using thermal oil. The results reveal that the hemispherical cavity receiver had the highest cavity heat gain, heat transfer coefficient, and Nusselt number values compared to two other cavity receivers. It could be concluded that the cavity heat gain, and heat transfer coefficient, and Nusselt number amounts had improved with increasing solar radiation, increasing flow rate, and decreasing inlet temperature of the working fluid. Some equations were suggested for prediction of Nusselt number with the variation of solar radiation, flow rate of the working fluid, and inlet temperature of working. It was concluded that application of thermal oil had resulted in higher Nusselt numbers than the use of water as the solar working fluid. Consequently, the application of oil is suggested for high-temperature systems. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-15T03:11:07Z |
| format | Article |
| id | ump-33679 |
| institution | Universiti Malaysia Pahang |
| institution_category | Local University |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-15T03:11:07Z |
| publishDate | 2022 |
| publisher | Akademi Baru |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | ump-336792023-05-15T04:35:35Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/33679/ Nusselt number prediction for oil and water in solar tubular cavity receivers Reyhaneh, Loni Gholamhassan, Najafi Rizalman, Mamat Mohamed, Mazlan Nor Azwadi, Che Sidik TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery In this study, a numerical model was developed for prediction of Nusselt number in solar cavity receivers. Thermal oil and water were used as the working fluid. A dish concentrator with different shapes of the cavity receiver, including hemispherical, cylindrical, and cubical, was investigated. The different shapes of cavity receiver were studied under the same operating conditions for prediction of the internal heat transfer coefficient correlation for each cavity receiver. The system is investigated under the variation of solar radiation, flow rate, and inlet temperature of solar working fluids. The developed thermal model is validated based on the experimental data for the cylindrical cavity receiver using thermal oil. The results reveal that the hemispherical cavity receiver had the highest cavity heat gain, heat transfer coefficient, and Nusselt number values compared to two other cavity receivers. It could be concluded that the cavity heat gain, and heat transfer coefficient, and Nusselt number amounts had improved with increasing solar radiation, increasing flow rate, and decreasing inlet temperature of the working fluid. Some equations were suggested for prediction of Nusselt number with the variation of solar radiation, flow rate of the working fluid, and inlet temperature of working. It was concluded that application of thermal oil had resulted in higher Nusselt numbers than the use of water as the solar working fluid. Consequently, the application of oil is suggested for high-temperature systems. Akademi Baru 2022-09 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/33679/1/Nusselt%20Number%20Prediction%20for%20Oil%20and%20Water%20in%20Solar%20Tubular.pdf Reyhaneh, Loni and Gholamhassan, Najafi and Rizalman, Mamat and Mohamed, Mazlan and Nor Azwadi, Che Sidik (2022) Nusselt number prediction for oil and water in solar tubular cavity receivers. Journal of Advanced Research in Numerical Heat Transfer, 97 (2). pp. 157-174. ISSN 2289-7879. (Published) http://dx.doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.97.2.157174 |
| spellingShingle | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Reyhaneh, Loni Gholamhassan, Najafi Rizalman, Mamat Mohamed, Mazlan Nor Azwadi, Che Sidik Nusselt number prediction for oil and water in solar tubular cavity receivers |
| title | Nusselt number prediction for oil and water in solar tubular cavity receivers |
| title_full | Nusselt number prediction for oil and water in solar tubular cavity receivers |
| title_fullStr | Nusselt number prediction for oil and water in solar tubular cavity receivers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nusselt number prediction for oil and water in solar tubular cavity receivers |
| title_short | Nusselt number prediction for oil and water in solar tubular cavity receivers |
| title_sort | nusselt number prediction for oil and water in solar tubular cavity receivers |
| topic | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
| url | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/33679/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/33679/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/33679/1/Nusselt%20Number%20Prediction%20for%20Oil%20and%20Water%20in%20Solar%20Tubular.pdf |