scholarly journals Pairing Directional Solar Inputs From Ray Tracing to Solar Receiver/Reactor Heat Transfer Models on Unstructured Meshes: Development and Case Studies

2020 ◽  
Vol 143 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Evan Bush ◽  
Andrew J. Schrader ◽  
Peter G. Loutzenhiser
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Ray Tracing ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Reactor Model ◽  
Ansys Fluent ◽  
Ray Tracing Model ◽  
Transfer Models

Abstract A novel method for pairing surface irradiation and volumetric absorption from Monte Carlo ray tracing to computational heat transfer models is presented. The method is well-suited to directionally and spatially complex concentrated radiative inputs (e.g., solar receivers and reactors). The method employs a generalized algorithm for directly mapping absorbed rays from a Monte Carlo ray tracing model to boundary or volumetric source terms in the computational mesh. The algorithm is compatible with unstructured, two and three-dimensional meshes with varying element shapes. Four case studies were performed on a directly irradiated, windowed solar thermochemical reactor model to validate the method. The method was shown to conserve energy and preserve spatial variation when mapping rays from a Monte Carlo ray tracing model to a computational heat transfer model in ansys fluent.

scholarly journals Pairing Directional Solar Inputs From Ray Tracing to Solar Receiver/Reactor Heat Transfer Models on Unstructured Meshes: Development and Case Studies

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Evan Bush ◽  
Andrew J. Schrader ◽  
Peter G. Loutzenhiser
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Ray Tracing ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Reactor Model ◽  
Ansys Fluent ◽  
Computational Mesh ◽  
Ray Tracing Model ◽  
Transfer Models

Abstract A novel method for pairing surface irradiation and volumetric absorption from ray tracing to computational heat transfer models is presented. The method is well-suited to directionally and spatially-complex concentrated radiative inputs, such as in solar receivers and reactors. The method employs a generalized algorithm for directly mapping absorbed rays from the ray tracing model to boundary or volumetric source terms in the computational mesh. The algorithm is compatible with unstructured, two and three-dimensional meshes with varying element shapes. To validate the method, four case studies were performed on a directly irradiated, windowed solar thermochemical reactor model. The method was shown to be energy conservative and to preserve spatial variation when mapping rays from a Monte Carlo ray tracing model to the computational heat transfer model in ANSYS Fluent.

FluorWPS: A Monte Carlo ray-tracing model to compute sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence of three-dimensional canopy

2016 ◽  
Vol 187 ◽  
pp. 385-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Zhao ◽  
Xu Dai ◽  
Wout Verhoef ◽  
Yiqing Guo ◽  
Christiaan van der Tol ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Chlorophyll Fluorescence ◽  
Ray Tracing ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Ray Tracing Model

scholarly journals Numerical Modelling Of Humid Air Flow Around A Porous Body

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 161-166
Author(s):  
Aneta Bohojło-Wiśniewska
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Porous Medium ◽  
Numerical Modelling ◽  
Chinese Cabbage ◽  
Air Flow ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Humid Air ◽  
Ansys Fluent ◽  
Complex Heat Transfer

Summary This paper presents an example of humid air flow around a single head of Chinese cabbage under conditions of complex heat transfer. This kind of numerical simulation allows us to create a heat and humidity transfer model between the Chinese cabbage and the flowing humid air. The calculations utilize the heat transfer model in porous medium, which includes the temperature difference between the solid (vegetable tissue) and fluid (air) phases of the porous medium. Modelling and calculations were performed in ANSYS Fluent 14.5 software.

Transient Three-Dimensional Heat Transfer Model of a Solar Thermochemical Reactor for H2O and CO2 Splitting via Nonstoichiometric Ceria Redox Cycling

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Lapp ◽  
Wojciech Lipiński
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Recovery ◽  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Reactor Design ◽  
Heat Transfer Model ◽  
Heat Fluxes ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Rotating Cylinders ◽  
Solar Receiver

A transient heat transfer model is developed for a solar reactor prototype for H2O and CO2 splitting via two-step non-stoichiometric ceria cycling. Counter-rotating cylinders of reactive and inert materials cycling between high and low temperature zones permit continuous operation and heat recovery. To guide the reactor design a transient three-dimensional heat transfer model is developed based on transient energy conservation, accounting for conduction, convection, radiation, and chemical reactions. The model domain includes the rotating cylinders, a solar receiver cavity, and insulated reactor body. Radiative heat transfer is analyzed using a combination of the Monte Carlo method, Rosseland diffusion approximation, and the net radiation method. Quasi-steady state distributions of temperatures, heat fluxes, and the non-stoichiometric coefficient are reported. Ceria cycles between temperatures of 1708 K and 1376 K. A heat recovery effectiveness of 28% and solar-to-fuel efficiency of 5.2% are predicted for an unoptimized reactor design.

Methods to Accelerate Ray Tracing in the Monte Carlo Method for Surface-to-Surface Radiation Transport

2006 ◽  
Vol 128 (9) ◽  
pp. 945-952 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandip Mazumder
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Ray Tracing ◽  
Radiation Transport ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Intersection Point ◽  
Surface Radiation ◽  
Computational Domain ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Spatial Partitioning ◽  
The Monte Carlo Method

Two different algorithms to accelerate ray tracing in surface-to-surface radiation Monte Carlo calculations are investigated. The first algorithm is the well-known binary spatial partitioning (BSP) algorithm, which recursively bisects the computational domain into a set of hierarchically linked boxes that are then made use of to narrow down the number of ray-surface intersection calculations. The second algorithm is the volume-by-volume advancement (VVA) algorithm. This algorithm is new and employs the volumetric mesh to advance the ray through the computational domain until a legitimate intersection point is found. The algorithms are tested for two classical problems, namely an open box, and a box in a box, in both two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) geometries with various mesh sizes. Both algorithms are found to result in orders of magnitude gains in computational efficiency over direct calculations that do not employ any acceleration strategy. For three-dimensional geometries, the VVA algorithm is found to be clearly superior to BSP, particularly for cases with obstructions within the computational domain. For two-dimensional geometries, the VVA algorithm is found to be superior to the BSP algorithm only when obstructions are present and are densely packed.

scholarly journals Fast three-dimensional heat transfer model for computing internal temperatures in the bearing housing of automotive turbochargers

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 1286-1297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Gil ◽  
Andrés Omar Tiseira ◽  
Luis Miguel García-Cuevas ◽  
Tatiana Rodríguez Usaquén ◽  
Guillaume Mijotte
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Coke Formation ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Heat Transfer Model ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Thermal Design ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Lumped Model ◽  
Bearing System

Each of the elements that make up the turbocharger has been gradually improved. In order to ensure that the system does not experience any mechanical failures or loss of efficiency, it is important to study which engine-operating conditions could produce the highest failing rate. Common failing conditions in turbochargers are mostly achieved due to oil contamination and high temperatures in the bearing system. Thermal management becomes increasingly important for the required engine performance. Therefore, it has become necessary to have accurate temperature and heat transfer models. Most thermal design and analysis codes need data for validation; often the data available fall outside the range of conditions the engine experiences in reality leading to the need to interpolate and extrapolate disproportionately. This article presents a fast three-dimensional heat transfer model for computing internal temperatures in the central housing for non-water cooled turbochargers and its direct validation with experimental data at different engine-operating conditions of speed and load. The presented model allows a detailed study of the temperature rise of the central housing, lubrication channels, and maximum level of temperature at different points of the bearing system of an automotive turbocharger. It will let to evaluate thermal damage done to the system itself and influences on the working fluid temperatures, which leads to oil coke formation that can affect the performance of the engine. Thermal heat transfer properties obtained from this model can be used to feed and improve a radial lumped model of heat transfer that predicts only local internal temperatures. Model validation is illustrated, and finally, the main results are discussed.

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