Date of Award
2009
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Engineering Science
Program
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Supervisor
Dr. Kamran Siddiqui
Abstract
A three-dimensional model of parabolic dish-receiver system with argon gas as the working fluid is designed to simulate the thermal performance of the concentrated solar energy system using commercial software FEMAP-TMG. A comprehensive parametric study is conducted to investigate the impact of several geometrical, radiative and operational parameters on the performance of the dish-receiver system. The results show that the aperture size, different inlet/outlet configurations, reflectivity of the parabolic dish, flow rate and working fluids have considerable impacts on the receiver wall and gas temperatures, while the rim angle of the dish, emissivity and absorptivity of the interior wall of the receiver have negligible impacts. An optimal configuration of the system is proposed based on the parametric study.
Recommended Citation
Wang, Mo, "INVESTIGATION OF THERMO-FLUID BEHAVIOR OF A DISH-TYPE CONCENTRATED SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM" (2009). Digitized Theses. 4319.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/digitizedtheses/4319