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Heliostat Consortium: Gap Analysis on State of the Art in Wind Load Design

Matthew Emes, Shashank Yellapantula, Jeremy Sment, Kenneth Armijo, Matthew Muller, Mark Mehos, Randy Brost, Maziar Arjomandi
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2024, 146(6): 061001.
Paper No: SOL-23-1167
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4065429
Published Online: May 15, 2024
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Topics: Design, Heliostats, Stress, Wind, Turbulence
Journal Articles

Heat Transfer Enhancement of Impinging Jet-Corrugated Solar Air Heaters

Aneeq Raheem, Waseem Siddique, Khalid Waheed, Imran Aziz, Irfan Javed, Muhammad Numan Iqbal, Tareq Salameh, Kamran Qureshi
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2024, 146(4): 041007.
Paper No: SOL-23-1263
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4064503
Published Online: March 7, 2024
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Topics: Computational fluid dynamics, Errors, Flow (Dynamics), Friction, Heat transfer, Jets, Plates (structures), Reynolds number, Solar energy, Taguchi methods
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Analysis of Aerodynamic Loads on Heliostats at Operation Position Using Large Eddy Simulation and the Consistent Discrete Random Flow Generation Method

R. L. Durán, J. F. Hinojosa, V. M. Maytorena, S. Moreno
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2024, 146(4): 041003.
Paper No: SOL-23-1273
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4064502
Published Online: February 2, 2024
View Article titled, Analysis of Aerodynamic Loads on Heliostats at Operation Position Using Large Eddy Simulation and the Consistent Discrete Random Flow Generation Method
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Topics: Drag (Fluid dynamics), Flow (Dynamics), Heliostats, Stress, Turbulence, Large eddy simulation, Computational fluid dynamics, Boundary layers, Spectra (Spectroscopy)
Journal Articles

Thermal Performance Improvement of a Spiral Channel Solar Air Heater: Numerical and Experimental Investigation in the Desert Climate of Gabes Region

Walid Ben Amara, Abdallah Bouabidi, Mouldi Chrigui
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. June 2024, 146(3): 031007.
Paper No: SOL-23-1089
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4063857
Published Online: December 11, 2023
View Article titled, Thermal Performance Improvement of a Spiral Channel Solar Air Heater: Numerical and Experimental Investigation in the Desert Climate of Gabes Region
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Topics: Computational fluid dynamics, Solar energy, Temperature, Thermal efficiency, Heat transfer, Radiation (Physics), Flow (Dynamics), Fluids, Solar radiation, Pressure
Journal Articles

Performance of Finned Absorber Plate Solar Air Heater Having Multiple Triangular Air Flow Passages in Parallel Under Transition to Turbulent Flow Condition

Rajendra Karwa
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2024, 146(2): 021006.
Paper No: SOL-23-1186
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4063494
Published Online: October 13, 2023
View Article titled, Performance of Finned Absorber Plate Solar Air Heater Having Multiple Triangular Air Flow Passages in Parallel Under Transition to Turbulent Flow Condition
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Topics: Ducts, Flow (Dynamics), Solar energy, Turbulence, Heat transfer, Air flow, Thermal efficiency
Journal Articles

Performance Investigation of a Solar Air Heater Artificially Roughened With Joukowski Airfoil Ribs

Bibhrat Roy, Desireddy Shashidhar Reddy, Mohd. Kaleem Khan
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. February 2024, 146(1): 011004.
Paper No: SOL-22-1252
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4062818
Published Online: July 18, 2023
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Topics: Airfoils, Ducts, Flow (Dynamics), Friction, Heat transfer, Simulation, Solar energy, Reynolds number, Turbulence, Temperature
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Heat Transfer and Entropy Generation Analysis of a Curved Solar Air Heater With a Sinusoidal Absorber Plate

Harsh Katoch, Sushil Kumar Rathore, Chinmaya Mund
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. October 2023, 145(5): 051005.
Paper No: SOL-22-1171
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4056789
Published Online: February 16, 2023
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Topics: Entropy, Friction, Heat transfer, Reynolds number, Solar energy, Turbulence, Viscosity
Journal Articles

Effect of Base Angle of an Isosceles Trapezoidal Solar Air Heater Duct on Flow and Thermal Characteristics—A Numerical Investigation

Rambabu Dara, Pullarao Muvvala
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2023, 145(4): 041008.
Paper No: SOL-21-1286
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4056625
Published Online: January 17, 2023
View Article titled, Effect of Base Angle of an Isosceles Trapezoidal Solar Air Heater Duct on Flow and Thermal Characteristics—A Numerical Investigation
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Topics: Ducts, Friction, Turbulence, Solar energy, Reynolds number, Flow (Dynamics)
Journal Articles

Wind Load Effect Study on Large-Aperture Parabolic Trough Collector Mirror Fields

Zhi Zhang, Jie Sun, Qi Li Xu, Zhen Wen Zhang, Li Wang, Jin Jia Wei, Steven Wang
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2023, 145(4): 041006.
Paper No: SOL-22-1158
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4056123
Published Online: January 17, 2023
View Article titled, Wind Load Effect Study on Large-Aperture Parabolic Trough Collector Mirror Fields
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Topics: Mirrors, Stress, Wind, Turbulence, Solar energy
Journal Articles

Effect of Different Arrangements of V-Shaped Ribs on the Performance of an Optically Enhanced Parabolic Trough Solar Collector

Faisal Altwijri, S. A. Sherif, Ahmed M. Alshwairekh
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. June 2023, 145(3): 031012.
Paper No: SOL-22-1148
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4056164
Published Online: December 6, 2022
View Article titled, Effect of Different Arrangements of V-Shaped Ribs on the Performance of an Optically Enhanced Parabolic Trough Solar Collector
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Topics: Flow (Dynamics), Fluids, Heat transfer, Parabolic troughs, Reynolds number, Solar collectors, Temperature, Thermal efficiency, Friction, Solar energy
Journal Articles

Numerical Investigation of Heat Transfer Augmentation of a Curved Solar Air Heater With Inverted T-Shaped Ribs

Harsh Katoch, Sushil Kumar Rathore, Chinmaya Mund
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. June 2023, 145(3): 031004.
Paper No: SOL-22-1151
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4055913
Published Online: October 20, 2022
View Article titled, Numerical Investigation of Heat Transfer Augmentation of a Curved Solar Air Heater With Inverted T-Shaped Ribs
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Topics: Entropy, Heat transfer, Solar energy, Turbulence, Fluids, Fluid dynamics, Surface roughness
Journal Articles

Wind Load Similarity Relations for Parabolic Trough Collectors

Moucun Yang, Liming Zhi, Huan Liu, Yuezhao Zhu, Robert A. Taylor
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. June 2023, 145(3): 031002.
Paper No: SOL-22-1008
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4055602
Published Online: October 7, 2022
View Article titled, Wind Load Similarity Relations for Parabolic Trough Collectors
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Topics: Drag (Fluid dynamics), Parabolic troughs, Stress, Turbulence, Wind, Wind tunnels, Wind velocity, Computer simulation, Simulation, Wind pressure
Journal Articles

A Computational Model to Simulate Thunderstorm Downbursts for Wind Turbine Loads Analysis

Phanisri P. Pratapa, Hieu H. Nguyen, Lance Manuel
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2023, 145(2): 021002.
Paper No: SOL-22-1061
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4055076
Published Online: August 10, 2022
View Article titled, A Computational Model to Simulate Thunderstorm Downbursts for Wind Turbine Loads Analysis
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Topics: Computational fluid dynamics, Simulation, Storms, Stress, Turbines, Turbulence, Wind, Wind turbines, Wind velocity, Flow (Dynamics)
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A Novel Approach for Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Mean Wind Loads on Heliostats

R.L. Durán, J.F. Hinojosa, P. Sosa-Flores
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2022, 144(6): 061008.
Paper No: SOL-22-1072
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4054587
Published Online: June 24, 2022
View Article titled, A Novel Approach for Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Mean Wind Loads on Heliostats
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Topics: Boundary layers, Computational fluid dynamics, Flow (Dynamics), Stress, Surface roughness, Turbulence, Wind, Drag (Fluid dynamics)
Journal Articles

Effect of Channel Designs and Its Optimization for Enhanced Thermo-Hydraulic Performance of Solar Air Heater

Amit Kumar, Ajeet Pratap Singh, Akshayveer, O. P. Singh
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. October 2022, 144(5): 051009.
Paper No: SOL-21-1169
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4054396
Published Online: May 10, 2022
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Topics: Design, Ducts, Flow (Dynamics), Heat transfer, Reynolds number, Solar energy, Surface roughness, Temperature, Turbulence, Wavelength
Journal Articles

Assessment of Wind Field Generation Methods on Predicted Wind Turbine Power Production Using a Free Vortex Filament Wake Approach

Hamidreza Abedi, Bastian Nebenführ, Lars Davidson
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2022, 144(2): 021010.
Paper No: SOL-21-1099
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4053258
Published Online: January 11, 2022
View Article titled, Assessment of Wind Field Generation Methods on Predicted Wind Turbine Power Production Using a Free Vortex Filament Wake Approach
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Topics: Energy generation, Flow (Dynamics), Inflow, Rotors, Turbulence, Vortices, Wakes, Wind, Wind turbines, Blades
Journal Articles

Numerical Analysis of a Solar Air Heater With Jet Impingement—Comparison of Performance Between Jet Designs

Supreme Das, Agnimitra Biswas, Biplab Das
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. February 2022, 144(1): 011001.
Paper No: SOL-21-1100
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4051478
Published Online: June 29, 2021
View Article titled, Numerical Analysis of a Solar Air Heater With Jet Impingement—Comparison of Performance Between Jet Designs
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Topics: Ducts, Flow (Dynamics), Heat transfer, Jets, Solar energy, Solar radiation, Temperature, Thermal efficiency, Turbulence, Computational fluid dynamics
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Experimental Investigation of Turbulence Effects on Aerodynamics Noise of Channeled NACA 0012 Airfoil

Hussein K. Mohammad, Latif Ibraheem, Viktor Kilchyk, Bade Shrestha
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Technical Briefs
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2021, 143(6): 064503.
Paper No: SOL-20-1401
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4051409
Published Online: June 23, 2021
View Article titled, Experimental Investigation of Turbulence Effects on Aerodynamics Noise of Channeled NACA 0012 Airfoil
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Topics: Airfoils, Noise (Sound), Turbulence, Flow (Dynamics), Wind turbines, Aerodynamic noise
Journal Articles

Monte Carlo Ray Tracing-Coupled Computational Fluid Dynamic Modeling and Experimental Testing of a 1-kW Solar Cavity Receiver Radiated via 7-kW HFSS

Cedric Ophoff, Nesrin Ozalp, David Moens
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2020, 142(6): 061003.
Paper No: SOL-19-1471
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046779
Published Online: April 8, 2020
View Article titled, Monte Carlo Ray Tracing-Coupled Computational Fluid Dynamic Modeling and Experimental Testing of a 1-kW Solar Cavity Receiver Radiated via 7-kW HFSS
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Topics: Cavities, Computational fluid dynamics, Flow (Dynamics), Fluids, Radiation (Physics), Ray tracing, Solar energy, Temperature, Heat transfer, Turbulence
Journal Articles

Three-Dimensional Thermo-Hydraulic Analysis of Solar Air Heater With Equilateral Prism-Shaped Rib Roughness

Inzamam Ahmad, N. H. Khan, M. A. Hassan, M. K. Paswan
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. October 2020, 142(5): 051001.
Paper No: SOL-19-1426
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046088
Published Online: February 7, 2020
View Article titled, Three-Dimensional Thermo-Hydraulic Analysis of Solar Air Heater With Equilateral Prism-Shaped Rib Roughness
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Topics: Flow (Dynamics), Friction, Solar energy, Surface roughness, Turbulence, Pressure, Reynolds number, Kinetic energy, Prisms (Optics), Heat