Search Results - "Olalde, Gabriel"

Thermal and hydrodynamic behavior of ceramic volumetric absorbers for central receiver solar power plants: A review by Gomez-Garcia, Fabrisio, González-Aguilar, José, Olalde, Gabriel, Romero, Manuel

“…This paper presents an extensive review of the thermal and hydrodynamic behavior of conventional ceramic volumetric absorbers, i.e. monolithic honeycombs and…”
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Numerical analysis of radiation propagation in a multi-layer volumetric solar absorber composed of a stack of square grids by Gomez-Garcia, Fabrisio, Gonzalez-Aguilar, José, Tamayo-Pacheco, Sergio, Olalde, Gabriel, Romero, Manuel

“…•We present an original and simple geometric concept of volumetric absorber.•Radiation propagation is detailed analyzed using Monte Carlo ray-tracing…”
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Aging of solar absorber materials under highly concentrated solar fluxes by Boubault, Antoine, Claudet, Bernard, Faugeroux, Olivier, Olalde, Gabriel

“…This article introduces an experimental approach to study the aging of absorber materials used in the receivers of CSP power plants. The term ‘aging’ is…”
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Large Eddy Simulations of thermal boundary layer developments in a turbulent channel flow under asymmetrical heating by Bellec, Morgane, Toutant, Adrien, Olalde, Gabriel

“…•Large Eddy Simulations of thermal boundary layers in an open channel flow.•Effect of the thermal gradient on the turbulence statistics.•Study of thermal…”
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Elucidating the gas flow dynamics in a nanomaterial synthesis solar reactor by Barbe, Timothée, Flamant, Gilles, Nadal, Elie, Vossier, Alexis, Olalde, Gabriel, Gordon, Jeffrey M., Bataille, Françoise

“…We report unconventional flow visualization coupled with two-dimensional numerical modeling in the Heliotron solar reactor used for nanomaterial synthesis. The…”
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Development of a new method to estimate the incident solar flux on central receivers from deteriorated heliostats by Rodríguez-Sánchez, M.R., Leray, C., Toutant, A., Ferriere, A., Olalde, G.

“…This work proposes a new empirical direct methodology to estimate both the solar flux distribution and intensity on the surface of central receivers. In solar…”
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Simulation of an innovative internal design of a plate solar receiver: Comparison between RANS and LES results by Colleoni, Arnaud, Toutant, Adrien, Olalde, Gabriel

“…•An innovative concept for internal geometry of asymmetric heat exchanger is studied.•It is composed of vortex generators followed by longitudinal riblets.•A…”
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A numerical thermal approach to study the accelerated aging of a solar absorber material by Boubault, Antoine, Claudet, Bernard, Faugeroux, Olivier, Olalde, Gabriel, Serra, Jean-Jacques

“…► We model the thermal behavior of a two-layer solar absorber material. ► Important bulk and surface properties that characterize the aging are highlighted. ►…”
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Una nueva especie del género Opuntia (Cactaceae) para el estado de Veracruz, México by Scheinvar, Léia, Olalde-Parra, Gabriel, Gallegos-Vázquez, Clemente

“…Se describe e ilustra la Opuntia perotensis Scheinvar, Olalde & Gallegos, nueva especie de un nopal silvestre del Frijol Colorado, Cofre de Perote, Veracruz,…”
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Opuntia gallegiana, una Nueva Especie Productora de Xoconostle de Zacatecas, México (Cactaceae) by Scheinvar, Léia, Olalde, Gabriel

“…We describe a new species of Opuntia Mill. (Cactaceae), endemic to the region of Sain Alto, from the municipio of Sain Alto, Zacatecas, Mexico. The locals call…”
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Optimization of winglet vortex generators combined with riblets for wall/fluid heat exchange enhancement by Colleoni, Arnaud, Toutant, Adrien, Olalde, Gabriel, Foucaut, Jean Marc

“…This work focuses on the thermal performance enhancement of fluid heat exchanger with asymmetrical heating. Industrial heat exchangers such as solar receivers…”
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Thermomechanical behavior of a plate ceramic solar receiver irradiated by concentrated sunlight by Capeillère, J., Toutant, A., Olalde, G., Boubault, A.

“…•The reliability prediction of a silicon carbide plate solar module is investigated.•The module is considered to be a large-scale exchanger with asymmetric…”
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Numerical investigation of a ceramic high-temperature pressurized-air solar receiver by Daguenet-Frick, X., Toutant, A., Bataille, F., Olalde, G.

“…► Optimization of a solar receiver using correlations for pressure drop and heat transfer. ► Realization of Reynolds average Navier–Stokes simulations and…”
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Solar Carbothermal Reduction of ZnO:  Shrinking Packed-Bed Reactor Modeling and Experimental Validation by Osinga, Thomas, Olalde, Gabriel, Steinfeld, Aldo

“…The thermodynamics and kinetics of the carbothermic reduction of ZnO are examined over the temperature range 400−1600 K. Above 1340 K, the equilibrium…”
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Experimental Analysis of the Turbulent Flow Behavior of a Textured Surface Proposed for Asymmetric Heat Exchangers by Daguenet-Frick, Xavier, Foucaut, Jean-Marc, Coudert, Sebastien, Toutant, Adrien, Olalde, Gabriel

“…In this study the Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry (S-PIV) technique was used to analyze the aerodynamic behavior of a textured surface. This textured…”
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A theoretical and experimental study of the time-dependent radiative properties of a solar bubbling fluidized bed receiver by Baud, G., Bezian, J.J., El Hafi, M., Olalde, G.

“…•We modeled the radiative heat transfer in a solar bubbling fluidized bed receiver.•The Monte Carlo Method and a time-dependent field of optical properties…”
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Opuntia gallegiana, una Nueva Especie Productora de Xoconostle de Zacatecas, México (Cactaceae) by Scheinvar, Léia, Olalde, Gabriel

“…Se describe una nueva especie de Opuntia Mill. (Cactaceae), endémica de la región de Sain Alto, Municipio de Sain Alto, estado de Zacatecas, México. Los…”
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