TY - GEN
T1 - Porous medium model of a storage tank with an immersed heat exchanger
AU - Su, Yan
AU - Davidson, Jane H.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - A novel approach to model the transient fluid/thermal discharge of a solar storage tanks with an immersed heat exchanger is presented. The model treats the natural convection heat exchanger as a porous medium within the storage fluid. Thus, it is capable of simulating practical heat exchangers comprising many tubes. In the present study, the model is applied to a rectangular storage tank with a 240-tube heat exchanger. Transient temperature distributions and flow streamlines demonstrate the complexity of the flow field and the extent of mixing during discharge.
AB - A novel approach to model the transient fluid/thermal discharge of a solar storage tanks with an immersed heat exchanger is presented. The model treats the natural convection heat exchanger as a porous medium within the storage fluid. Thus, it is capable of simulating practical heat exchangers comprising many tubes. In the present study, the model is applied to a rectangular storage tank with a 240-tube heat exchanger. Transient temperature distributions and flow streamlines demonstrate the complexity of the flow field and the extent of mixing during discharge.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33845738912
SN - 089553178X
SN - 9780895531780
T3 - International Solar Energy Conference
BT - Proceedings of the ASME International Solar Energy Conference - Solar Engineering 2006
T2 - ASME International Solar Energy Conference - Solar Engineering 2006
Y2 - 9 July 2006 through 13 July 2006
ER -