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Experimental study of heat transfer enhancement in Solar Tower Receiver Using Internal Fins

Heat transfer coefficients; Reynolds number; Solar energy; Solar power generation; Tubes (components); Circular and square tubes; Friction factors; Heat Transfer enhancement; Heat transfer process; Internal fins; Longitudinal fin; Solar energy plants; Temperature decrease; Fins (heat exchange)

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Main Authors: Shatnawi H., Lim C.W., Ismail F.B., Aldossary A.
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Published: Tech Science Press 2023
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-262542023-05-29T17:08:19Z Experimental study of heat transfer enhancement in Solar Tower Receiver Using Internal Fins Shatnawi H. Lim C.W. Ismail F.B. Aldossary A. 57204704488 35722335000 58027086700 56507242800 Heat transfer coefficients; Reynolds number; Solar energy; Solar power generation; Tubes (components); Circular and square tubes; Friction factors; Heat Transfer enhancement; Heat transfer process; Internal fins; Longitudinal fin; Solar energy plants; Temperature decrease; Fins (heat exchange) The receiver is an important element in solar energy plants. The principal receiver's tubes in power plants are devised to work under extremely severe conditions, including excessive heat fluxes. Half of the tube's circumference is heated whilst the other half is insulated. This study aims to improve the heat transfer process and reinforce the tubes' structure by designing a new receiver; by including longitudinal fins of triangular, circular and square shapes. The research is conducted experimentally using Reynolds numbers ranging from 28,000 to 78,000. Triangular fins have demonstrated the best improvement for heat transfer. For Reynolds number value near 43,000 Nusselt number (Nu) is higher by 3.5% and 7.5%, sequentially, compared to circular and square tube fins, but varies up to 6.5% near Re = 61000. The lowest friction factor is seen in a triangular fin receiver; where it deviates from circular fins by 4.6%, and square fin tubes by 3.2%. Adding fins makes the temperature decrease gradually, and in the case of no fins, the temperature gradient between the hot tube and water drops sharply in the planed tube by 7%. � 2021 Tech Science Press. All rights reserved. Final 2023-05-29T09:08:18Z 2023-05-29T09:08:18Z 2021 Article 10.32604/cmc.2021.016741 2-s2.0-85104893220 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85104893220&doi=10.32604%2fcmc.2021.016741&partnerID=40&md5=0a158955ec3f951dd724cc7c256ad9be https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/26254 68 2 1693 1711 All Open Access, Gold Tech Science Press Scopus
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description Heat transfer coefficients; Reynolds number; Solar energy; Solar power generation; Tubes (components); Circular and square tubes; Friction factors; Heat Transfer enhancement; Heat transfer process; Internal fins; Longitudinal fin; Solar energy plants; Temperature decrease; Fins (heat exchange)
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Shatnawi H.
Lim C.W.
Ismail F.B.
Aldossary A.
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author Shatnawi H.
Lim C.W.
Ismail F.B.
Aldossary A.
spellingShingle Shatnawi H.
Lim C.W.
Ismail F.B.
Aldossary A.
Experimental study of heat transfer enhancement in Solar Tower Receiver Using Internal Fins
author_sort Shatnawi H.
title Experimental study of heat transfer enhancement in Solar Tower Receiver Using Internal Fins
title_short Experimental study of heat transfer enhancement in Solar Tower Receiver Using Internal Fins
title_full Experimental study of heat transfer enhancement in Solar Tower Receiver Using Internal Fins
title_fullStr Experimental study of heat transfer enhancement in Solar Tower Receiver Using Internal Fins
title_full_unstemmed Experimental study of heat transfer enhancement in Solar Tower Receiver Using Internal Fins
title_sort experimental study of heat transfer enhancement in solar tower receiver using internal fins
publisher Tech Science Press
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