Temperature estimation of a receiver equipped with a 3D compound parabolic concentrator

[Display omitted] •A 3D-CPC was designed for an indirectly irradiated solar receiver.•MCRT results are used to provide boundary conditions to the CFD model.•Volumetric heat source is implemented in Ansys Fluent by UDFs Functions.•The effects of geometric parameters and porous properties are analyzed...

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Published in:	Applied thermal engineering Vol. 222; p. 119916
Main Authors:	Faye, Kory, Thiam, Ababacar, Faye, Mactar, Craig, Ken J., Cissé, El hadji I., Sambou, Vincent
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd 05-03-2023
Subjects:	Computational Fluids Dynamics Indirectly irradiated solar receiver Ray tracing Solar Tower Power Plant Three-dimensional Compound Parabolic Concentrator User Define Functions Ray tracing User Define Functions Three-dimensional Compound Parabolic Concentrator Solar Tower Power Plant Indirectly irradiated solar receiver Computational Fluids Dynamics
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