Convection heat loss from cavity receiver in parabolic dish solar thermal power system: A review

SY Wu, L **ao, Y Cao, YR Li - Solar energy, 2010 - Elsevier
The convection heat loss from cavity receiver in parabolic dish solar thermal power system
can significantly reduce the efficiency and consequently the cost effectiveness of the system …

Free convection of temperature-dependent thermal conductivity based ethylene glycol-Al2O3 nanofluid in an open cavity with wall heat flux

MA Taher, S Siddiqa, M Kamrujjaman… - … Communications in Heat …, 2022 - Elsevier
The natural or free convection flow in an open cavity filled with ethylene glycol-Al 2 O 3
nanofluid has been integrated numerically using the multiple-relaxation-time (MRT) lattice …

Natural convection heat transfer in partially open inclined square cavities

E Bilgen, H Oztop - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2005 - Elsevier
A numerical study has been carried out on inclined partially open square cavities, which are
formed by adiabatic walls and a partial opening. The surface of the wall inside the cavity …

Numerical study of natural convection loss from open cavities

M Prakash, SB Kedare, JK Nayak - International Journal of Thermal …, 2012 - Elsevier
In this paper, the natural convection occurring from open cavities is analysed. Three different
cavity shapes are studied namely cubical, spherical and hemispherical geometries having …

Nusselt number for the natural convection and surface thermal radiation in a square tilted open cavity

JF Hinojosa, RE Cabanillas, G Alvarez… - … Communications in Heat …, 2005 - Elsevier
In this communication, the numeric results of the heat transfer by natural convection and
surface thermal radiation in a tilted 2D open cavity are presented. This study has importance …

Mixed convection heat transfer in two-dimensional open-ended enclosures

K Khanafer, K Vafai, M Lightstone - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2002 - Elsevier
Mixed convection heat transfer in open-ended enclosures has been studied numerically for
three different flow angles of attack. Discretization of the governing equations is achieved …

Mixed convection in a ventilated cavity filled with a triangular porous layer

NS Gibanov, MA Sheremet, MA Ismael… - Transport in Porous …, 2017 - Springer
Mixed convection in a square cavity having a triangular porous layer and a local heater has
been investigated numerically. The governing partial differential equations with …

Comparative analysis of heat transfer performance in cavities with varied wall conditions and nano encapsulated phase change material–water

M Jelita, H Saleh - Journal of Energy Storage, 2024 - Elsevier
This numerical study investigates convective flow within a square cavity subjected to a
temperature gradient established between hot and cold walls. The cold wall is subjected to …

Experimental and numerical investigations of combined free convection and radiation heat transfer in an upward-facing cylindrical cavity

ZG Shen, SY Wu, L **ao, DL Li, KE Wang - International Journal of Thermal …, 2015 - Elsevier
Due to the emergence of second-stage concentrators and lens systems, heat transfer in
upward-facing cavities becomes more and more important. In the first part of this paper, the …

Experimental analysis of free convection heat loss in a bicylindrical cavity receiver

T Yazdanipour, F Shahraki, DM Kalhori - Thermal Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Convection heat loss from solar cavity receivers in parabolic dish concentrators significantly
reduces the performance of the system. In this paper, steady-state experiments were …