Progress in heat transfer research for high-temperature solar thermal applications

W Lipiński, E Abbasi-Shavazi, J Chen… - Applied Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
High-temperature solar thermal energy systems make use of concentrated solar radiation to
generate electricity, produce chemical fuels, and drive energy-intensive processing of …

Natural convection over vertical and horizontal heated flat surfaces: A review of recent progress focusing on underpinnings and implications for heat transfer and …

Y Fan, Y Zhao, JF Torres, F Xu, C Lei, Y Li… - Physics of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Natural convection arising over vertical and horizontal heated flat surfaces is one of the most
ubiquitous flows at a range of spatiotemporal scales. Despite significant developments over …

Highly efficient and durable solar thermal energy harvesting via scalable hierarchical coatings inspired by stony corals

JF Torres, K Tsuda, Y Murakami, Y Guo… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Concentrating solar thermal (CST) is an efficient renewable energy technology with low-cost
thermal energy storage. CST relies on wide-spectrum solar thermal absorbers that must …

PCM-based ceiling panels for passive cooling in buildings: A CFD modelling

S Yang, Y Zhang, Y Zhao, JF Torres, X Wang - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
To relieve the upsurge of the energy demand associated to building indoor cooling, passive
cooling employing phase change materials (PCMs) has been proposed as a promising …

Dynamic melting of encapsulated PCM in various geometries driven by natural convection of surrounding air: A modelling-based parametric study

Y Zhang, MV Bozorg, JF Torres, Y Zhao… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Encapsulated phase change material (PCM) has a great potential to reduce the fluctuation
of indoor air temperature and subsequent building energy consumption through ceiling …

Impact of thermal radiation on turbine blades with film cooling structures

H Li, M Wang, R You, Z Tao - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
With increasing temperature in front of turbine blades, the impact of thermal radiation on the
cooling of turbine blades continues to increase. Therefore, to ensure the long-term reliable …

Impact of radiative heat flux on turbine blade heat transfer in high temperature environments

H Li, M Wang, R You - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The efficient cooling technology used in first-stage turbine vanes results in a large
temperature difference between the blade wall and high-temperature gas. The resulting …

Experimental evaluation of heat transfer performance under natural and forced convection around a phase change material encapsulated in various shapes

X Wang, U Djakovic, H Bao, JF Torres - Sustainable Energy Technologies …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cold thermal energy storage can reduce peak electricity use in electric air conditioning
systems as well as improve free space cooling, through convective heat transfer between a …

Degradation mechanisms and non-linear thermal cycling effects in a high-temperature light-absorber coating

JF Torres, I Ellis, J Coventry - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2020 - Elsevier
Absorber coatings in concentrating solar power (CSP) convert focused solar radiation into
heat. Competitive and reliable CSP technologies require absorber coatings to be stable at …

Air curtains for reduction of natural convection heat loss from a heated plate: A numerical investigation

R Mondal, JF Torres, G Hughes, J Pye - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2022 - Elsevier
Concentrating solar power (CSP) plants encounter inefficiencies at all stages of electricity
generation. Convection from the solar-thermal receiver is a significant mode of heat loss in …