CFD SIMULATION OF HEAT TRANSFER PROCESS FOR A SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR

Xiande Fang & Dingkun Li, Solar photovoltaic and thermal technology and applications in China, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 23, 2013, pp. 330– 340;

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Alexis de Laborderie et. al., Environmental impacts of solar thermal systems with life cycle assessment, World Renewable Energy Congress 2011, Sweden;

Bakić, V. V., et al., Numerical Simulation of the Air Flow Around the Arrays of Solar Collectors, THERMAL SCIENCE, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2011, pp. 457-465;

W.B. Wan Nik& M.Z. Ibrahim & K.B. Samo & A.M. Muzathik, Monthly mean hourly global solar radiation estimation, Solar Energy 86, 2012, pp. 379 – 387;

Spencer J. W., Comments on ‘The astronomical almanac’s algorithm for approximate solar position (1950–2050)’. Solar Energy 42(4), 1989, pp. 353;

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Chung T.J., Computational Fluid Dynamics, Cambridge University Press, 2002, ISBN 0-521-59416-2

Xiande Fang & Dingkun Li, Solar photovoltaic and thermal technology and applications in China, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 23, 2013, pp. 330– 340;

G.F. Menzies & Y. Roderick, Energy and carbon impact analysis of a solar thermal collector system, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 3:1, 2010, pp. 9-16;

Alexis de Laborderie et. al., Environmental impacts of solar thermal systems with life cycle assessment, World Renewable Energy Congress 2011, Sweden;

Bakić, V. V., et al., Numerical Simulation of the Air Flow Around the Arrays of Solar Collectors, THERMAL SCIENCE, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2011, pp. 457-465;

W.B. Wan Nik& M.Z. Ibrahim & K.B. Samo & A.M. Muzathik, Monthly mean hourly global solar radiation estimation, Solar Energy 86, 2012, pp. 379 – 387;

Spencer J. W., Comments on ‘The astronomical almanac’s algorithm for approximate solar position (1950–2050)’. Solar Energy 42(4), 1989, pp. 353;

Vătășescu M. & Moldovan M. & Burduhos B., Linkages for solar tracking, Transilvania University of Brasov Publisher House, 2011, ISBN 978-973-598-946-0 (in Romanian). [8[ Menter F.R., ”Two-Equation Eddy-Viscosity Turbulence Models for Engineering Applications”, AIAA Journal, Vol.32, August 1994, pp. 1598-1605.

http://www.designworldonline.com

Retscreen User Manual

Ansys CFX User Manual

http://www.wksolar.com

Chung T.J., Computational Fluid Dynamics, Cambridge University Press, 2002, ISBN 0-521-59416-2