Numerical Investigation of Two-Phase Flow Over Unglazed Plate Collector Covered With Porous Material of Wire Screen for Solar Water Heater ApplicationSource: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering:;2019:;volume( 141 ):;issue: 003::page 31009Author:Salameh, T.
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Zurigat, Y.
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Badran, A.
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Ghenai, C.
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El Haj Assad, M.
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Khanafer, Khalil
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Vafai, Kambiz
DOI: 10.1115/1.4041737Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper presents three-dimensional numerical simulation results of the effect of surface tension on two-phase flow over unglazed collector covered with a wire screen. The homogenous model is used to simulate the flow with and without the effect of porous material of wire screen and surface tension. The Eulerian-Eulerian multiphase flow approach was used in this study. The phases are completely stratified, the interphase is well defined (free surface flow), and interphase transfer rate is very large. The liquid–solid interface, gas–liquid interface, and the volume fraction for both phases were considered as boundaries for this model. The results show that the use of porous material of wire screen will reduce the velocity of water flow and help the water flow to distribute evenly over unglazed plate collector. The possibility of forming any hot spot region on the surface was reduced. The water velocity with the effect of surface tension was found higher than the one without this effect, due to the extra momentum source added by surface tension in longitudinal direction. The use of porous material of wires assures an evenly distribution flow velocity over the inclined plate, therefore helps a net enhancement of heat transfer mechanism for unglazed solar water collector application.
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contributor author | Salameh, T. | |
contributor author | Zurigat, Y. | |
contributor author | Badran, A. | |
contributor author | Ghenai, C. | |
contributor author | El Haj Assad, M. | |
contributor author | Khanafer, Khalil | |
contributor author | Vafai, Kambiz | |
date accessioned | 2019-03-17T10:53:42Z | |
date available | 2019-03-17T10:53:42Z | |
date copyright | 11/14/2018 12:00:00 AM | |
date issued | 2019 | |
identifier issn | 0199-6231 | |
identifier other | sol_141_03_031009.pdf | |
identifier uri | http://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl1/handle/yetl/4256368 | |
description abstract | This paper presents three-dimensional numerical simulation results of the effect of surface tension on two-phase flow over unglazed collector covered with a wire screen. The homogenous model is used to simulate the flow with and without the effect of porous material of wire screen and surface tension. The Eulerian-Eulerian multiphase flow approach was used in this study. The phases are completely stratified, the interphase is well defined (free surface flow), and interphase transfer rate is very large. The liquid–solid interface, gas–liquid interface, and the volume fraction for both phases were considered as boundaries for this model. The results show that the use of porous material of wire screen will reduce the velocity of water flow and help the water flow to distribute evenly over unglazed plate collector. The possibility of forming any hot spot region on the surface was reduced. The water velocity with the effect of surface tension was found higher than the one without this effect, due to the extra momentum source added by surface tension in longitudinal direction. The use of porous material of wires assures an evenly distribution flow velocity over the inclined plate, therefore helps a net enhancement of heat transfer mechanism for unglazed solar water collector application. | |
publisher | The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) | |
title | Numerical Investigation of Two-Phase Flow Over Unglazed Plate Collector Covered With Porous Material of Wire Screen for Solar Water Heater Application | |
type | Journal Paper | |
journal volume | 141 | |
journal issue | 3 | |
journal title | Journal of Solar Energy Engineering | |
identifier doi | 10.1115/1.4041737 | |
journal fristpage | 31009 | |
journal lastpage | 031009-9 | |
tree | Journal of Solar Energy Engineering:;2019:;volume( 141 ):;issue: 003 | |
contenttype | Fulltext |