Research progress on active thermal protection for hypersonic vehicles

S Zhang, X Li, J Zuo, J Qin, K Cheng, Y Feng… - Progress in Aerospace …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hypersonic vehicles with scramjet engine as propulsion devices is one of the most important
developing trends in the aerospace field for both commercial and military application. The …

A review on the applications of porous materials in solar energy systems

S Rashidi, JA Esfahani, A Rashidi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
According to energy policies, it is necessary to replace electrical energy or fossil fuels by
renewable energy sources. Solar energy systems are recognized as one of these sources …

[图书][B] Convection in porous media

DA Nield, A Bejan - 2006 - Springer
By a porous medium we mean a material consisting of a solid matrix with an interconnected
void. We suppose that the solid matrix is either rigid (the usual situation) or it undergoes …

A detailed thermal model of a parabolic trough collector receiver

SA Kalogirou - Energy, 2012 - Elsevier
Parabolic trough collectors are made by bending a sheet of reflective material into a
parabolic shape. A metal black pipe, covered with a glass tube to reduce heat losses, is …

Experimental investigation on a solar parabolic trough collector for absorber tube filled with porous media

MT Jamal-Abad, S Saedodin, M Aminy - Renewable Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
In the present work the efficiency of a solar parabolic trough has been investigated
experimentally. An absorber filled with metal foam is used in order to improve the heat …

Effects of porous material and nanoparticles on the thermal performance of a flat plate solar collector: an experimental study

HJ Jouybari, S Saedodin, A Zamzamian, ME Nimvari… - Renewable Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
The thermal performance of a nanofluid flow through a flat plate solar collector with the metal
porous foam filled channel is experimentally investigated. For this purpose, the SiO …

Experimental investigation of porous disc enhanced receiver for solar parabolic trough collector

KS Reddy, KR Kumar, CS Ajay - Renewable Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
In this article, experimental investigation of 15 m 2 solar parabolic trough collector with
porous disc enhanced receiver is carried out according to ASHRAE 93-1986 test procedure …

Comparative field performance study of flat plate and heat pipe evacuated tube collectors (ETCs) for domestic water heating systems in a temperate climate

LM Ayompe, A Duffy, M Mc Keever, M Conlon… - Energy, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper presents a year round energy performance monitoring results of two solar water
heaters with 4 m 2 flat plate and 3 m 2 heat pipe evacuated tube collectors (ETCs) operating …

Numerical study of heat transfer enhancement in the receiver tube of direct steam generation with parabolic trough by inserting metal foams

P Wang, DY Liu, C Xu - Applied energy, 2013 - Elsevier
The present numerical simulation investigates the effect of inserting metal foams in receiver
tube of parabolic trough collector on heat transfer. The effects of layout (top/bottom) …

Using porous fins for heat transfer enhancement

S Kiwan, MA Al-Nimr - J. Heat Transfer, 2001 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This work introduces a novel method that enhances the heat transfer from a given surface by
using porous fins. The thermal performance of porous fins is estimated and compared with …