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Numerical and experimental evaluation and optimization of ceramic foam as solar absorber – Single-layer vs multi-layer configurations

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  • Zaversky, Fritz
  • Aldaz, Leticia
  • Sánchez, Marcelino
  • Ávila-Marín, Antonio L.
  • Roldán, M. Isabel
  • Fernández-Reche, Jesús
  • Füssel, Alexander
  • Beckert, Wieland
  • Adler, Jörg

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This work targets the numerical and experimental evaluation of ceramic foam as solar absorber material for solar thermal power generation. Two different 1-D model types with local thermal non-equilibrium (LTNE) have been developed independently at CENER and Fraunhofer-IKTS. The modeling of radiation propagation inside the foam is considered via two approaches. One approach is based on a discrete-ordinate solution of the radiation transport equation; the other imposes the solar flux defining an exponential attenuation, as derived from Bouguer’s law, and considering thermal radiation transport according to Rosseland’s diffusion approximation.

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  • Zaversky, Fritz & Aldaz, Leticia & Sánchez, Marcelino & Ávila-Marín, Antonio L. & Roldán, M. Isabel & Fernández-Reche, Jesús & Füssel, Alexander & Beckert, Wieland & Adler, Jörg, 2018. "Numerical and experimental evaluation and optimization of ceramic foam as solar absorber – Single-layer vs multi-layer configurations," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 210(C), pages 351-375.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:210:y:2018:i:c:p:351-375
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.11.003
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