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Sivakumar Vaithilingam - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Inferences on the effects of geometries and heat transfer fluids in multi-cavity solar receivers by using CFD
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019Co-Authors: Rajendran Duraisamy Ramalingam, Ganapathy Sundaram Esakkimuthu, Jawahar Paulraj, Kabeel Abd Elnaby, Muthumanokar Athikesavan, Ravishankar Sathyamurthy, Sivakumar VaithilingamAbstract:This paper discusses about the design and analysis of a novel multi-cavity tubular receiver developed for small- and medium-scale concentrated solar power applications from the existing basic baffle-plated volumetric receiver model which is used in large-scale applications. The design and analysis work has been completed to enhance the thermal performance of cavity receivers for the average solar power input of 12 kW with a dish concentrator of 15 m^2 aperture area. This was carried out by replacing the baffle plates from the conventional basic volumetric receiver with multi-cavity tubes, keeping the heat transfer area as constant. The tubular arrangement improves the flow and heat transfer characteristics through minimized pressure drop. The receiver models with aluminum, copper, and silicon carbide materials have been analyzed using commercially available CFD software ANSYS-FLUENT for different flow rates of air and water. The computational analysis reveals that the thermal performance of a modified multi-cavity tubular receiver model made up of SiC material is better than receiver model with aluminum and copper materials. The maximum energy efficiency of 21.11% and 75.81% are achieved by the heat transfer fluids air and water, respectively. The maximum efficiency is achieved at the flow rate of 1.35 l/min and 0.9 l/min for the heat transfer fluids air and water, respectively. The study concludes that the multi-cavity tubular configurations may be well suited for small-scale CSP applications than the volumetric receivers with foams, rods, honeycomb, and baffle-plated structures.
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Inferences on the effects of geometries and heat transfer fluids in multi-cavity solar receivers by using CFD
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019Co-Authors: Rajendran Duraisamy Ramalingam, Ganapathy Sundaram Esakkimuthu, Jawahar Paulraj, Kabeel Abd Elnaby, Muthumanokar Athikesavan, Ravishankar Sathyamurthy, Sivakumar VaithilingamAbstract:This paper discusses about the design and analysis of a novel multi-cavity tubular receiver developed for small- and medium-scale concentrated solar power applications from the existing basic baffle-plated volumetric receiver model which is used in large-scale applications. The design and analysis work has been completed to enhance the thermal performance of cavity receivers for the average solar power input of 12 kW with a dish concentrator of 15 m^2 aperture area. This was carried out by replacing the baffle plates from the conventional basic volumetric receiver with multi-cavity tubes, keeping the heat transfer area as constant. The tubular arrangement improves the flow and heat transfer characteristics through minimized pressure drop. The receiver models with aluminum, copper, and silicon carbide materials have been analyzed using commercially available CFD software ANSYS-FLUENT for different flow rates of air and water. The computational analysis reveals that the thermal performance of a modified multi-cavity tubular receiver model made up of SiC material is better than receiver model with aluminum and copper materials. The maximum energy efficiency of 21.11% and 75.81% are achieved by the heat transfer fluids air and water, respectively. The maximum efficiency is achieved at the flow rate of 1.35 l/min and 0.9 l/min for the heat transfer fluids air and water, respectively. The study concludes that the multi-cavity tubular configurations may be well suited for small-scale CSP applications than the volumetric receivers with foams, rods, honeycomb, and baffle-plated structures.
Laurent Falk - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Methanol synthesis from CO2 and H2 in multi-tubular fixed-bed reactor and multi-tubular reactor filled with monoliths
Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2014Co-Authors: Sofiane Arab, Jean-marc Commenge, Jean-françois Portha, Laurent FalkAbstract:This work investigates the impact of catalyst structuring into particles or monoliths on methanol production from only CO2 and H2 at a large scale. Methanol synthesis in multi-tubular reactors is evaluated using packed-bed and monolithic reactors by modeling heat and mass transfer in each reactor. The obtained simulation results show that, at low gas hourly space velocity (GHSV = 10,000 h−1), the performances of both reactor technologies are similar. In this case, the packed-bed reactor technology is the most appropriate technology due to its simplicity of installation and operation. At high GHSV (25,000 h−1), the packed-bed reactor technology is limited by a considerable pressure drop that causes an important loss in productivity due to thermodynamic equilibrium, whereas the monolithic reactors exhibit negligible pressure drop and achieve far better performances.
Rajendran Duraisamy Ramalingam - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Inferences on the effects of geometries and heat transfer fluids in multi-cavity solar receivers by using CFD
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019Co-Authors: Rajendran Duraisamy Ramalingam, Ganapathy Sundaram Esakkimuthu, Jawahar Paulraj, Kabeel Abd Elnaby, Muthumanokar Athikesavan, Ravishankar Sathyamurthy, Sivakumar VaithilingamAbstract:This paper discusses about the design and analysis of a novel multi-cavity tubular receiver developed for small- and medium-scale concentrated solar power applications from the existing basic baffle-plated volumetric receiver model which is used in large-scale applications. The design and analysis work has been completed to enhance the thermal performance of cavity receivers for the average solar power input of 12 kW with a dish concentrator of 15 m^2 aperture area. This was carried out by replacing the baffle plates from the conventional basic volumetric receiver with multi-cavity tubes, keeping the heat transfer area as constant. The tubular arrangement improves the flow and heat transfer characteristics through minimized pressure drop. The receiver models with aluminum, copper, and silicon carbide materials have been analyzed using commercially available CFD software ANSYS-FLUENT for different flow rates of air and water. The computational analysis reveals that the thermal performance of a modified multi-cavity tubular receiver model made up of SiC material is better than receiver model with aluminum and copper materials. The maximum energy efficiency of 21.11% and 75.81% are achieved by the heat transfer fluids air and water, respectively. The maximum efficiency is achieved at the flow rate of 1.35 l/min and 0.9 l/min for the heat transfer fluids air and water, respectively. The study concludes that the multi-cavity tubular configurations may be well suited for small-scale CSP applications than the volumetric receivers with foams, rods, honeycomb, and baffle-plated structures.
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Inferences on the effects of geometries and heat transfer fluids in multi-cavity solar receivers by using CFD
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019Co-Authors: Rajendran Duraisamy Ramalingam, Ganapathy Sundaram Esakkimuthu, Jawahar Paulraj, Kabeel Abd Elnaby, Muthumanokar Athikesavan, Ravishankar Sathyamurthy, Sivakumar VaithilingamAbstract:This paper discusses about the design and analysis of a novel multi-cavity tubular receiver developed for small- and medium-scale concentrated solar power applications from the existing basic baffle-plated volumetric receiver model which is used in large-scale applications. The design and analysis work has been completed to enhance the thermal performance of cavity receivers for the average solar power input of 12 kW with a dish concentrator of 15 m^2 aperture area. This was carried out by replacing the baffle plates from the conventional basic volumetric receiver with multi-cavity tubes, keeping the heat transfer area as constant. The tubular arrangement improves the flow and heat transfer characteristics through minimized pressure drop. The receiver models with aluminum, copper, and silicon carbide materials have been analyzed using commercially available CFD software ANSYS-FLUENT for different flow rates of air and water. The computational analysis reveals that the thermal performance of a modified multi-cavity tubular receiver model made up of SiC material is better than receiver model with aluminum and copper materials. The maximum energy efficiency of 21.11% and 75.81% are achieved by the heat transfer fluids air and water, respectively. The maximum efficiency is achieved at the flow rate of 1.35 l/min and 0.9 l/min for the heat transfer fluids air and water, respectively. The study concludes that the multi-cavity tubular configurations may be well suited for small-scale CSP applications than the volumetric receivers with foams, rods, honeycomb, and baffle-plated structures.
Atsushi Tsutsumi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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micro tubular solid oxide fuel cell based on a porous yttria stabilized zirconia support
Scientific Reports, 2015Co-Authors: Dhruba Panthi, Atsushi TsutsumiAbstract:Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are promising electrochemical energy conversion devices owing to their high power generation efficiency and environmentally benign operation. Micro-tubular SOFCs, which have diameters ranging from a few millimeters to the sub-millimeter scale, offer several advantages over competing SOFCs such as high volumetric power density, good endurance against thermal cycling, and flexible sealing between fuel and oxidant streams. Herein, we successfully realized a novel micro-tubular SOFC design based on a porous yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) support using multi-step dip coating and co-sintering methods. The micro-tubular SOFC consisted of Ni-YSZ, YSZ, and strontium-doped lanthanum manganite (LSM)–YSZ as the anode, electrolyte, and cathode, respectively. In addition, to facilitate current collection from the anode and cathode, Ni and LSM were applied as an anode current collector and cathode current collector, respectively. Micro-crystalline cellulose was selected as a pore former to achieve better shrinkage behavior of the YSZ support so that the electrolyte layer could be densified at a co-sintering temperature of 1300°C. The developed micro-tubular design showed a promising electrochemical performance with maximum power densities of 525, 442, and 354 mW cm−2 at 850, 800, and 750°C, respectively.
Sofiane Arab - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Methanol synthesis from CO2 and H2 in multi-tubular fixed-bed reactor and multi-tubular reactor filled with monoliths
Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2014Co-Authors: Sofiane Arab, Jean-marc Commenge, Jean-françois Portha, Laurent FalkAbstract:This work investigates the impact of catalyst structuring into particles or monoliths on methanol production from only CO2 and H2 at a large scale. Methanol synthesis in multi-tubular reactors is evaluated using packed-bed and monolithic reactors by modeling heat and mass transfer in each reactor. The obtained simulation results show that, at low gas hourly space velocity (GHSV = 10,000 h−1), the performances of both reactor technologies are similar. In this case, the packed-bed reactor technology is the most appropriate technology due to its simplicity of installation and operation. At high GHSV (25,000 h−1), the packed-bed reactor technology is limited by a considerable pressure drop that causes an important loss in productivity due to thermodynamic equilibrium, whereas the monolithic reactors exhibit negligible pressure drop and achieve far better performances.