Modeling heat exchangers with an open source DEM-based code for granular flows

EF Johnson, İ Tarı, D Baker - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Dense granular flows exist in many solid particle heat exchangers and solar receivers
studied in the field of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP). By tracking particles individually …

Beam radiation penetration in particle beds for heat transfer modeling of a centrifugal solar particle receiver

E Johnson, S Hicdurmaz, R Buck… - Journal of Quantitative …, 2023 - Elsevier
This article describes a study of beam radiation striking particle beds of randomly packed,
spherical particles. The current study is focused on concentrating solar power receivers …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling reflection in the centrifugal solar particle receiver

S Hicdurmaz, J Grobbel, R Buck, B Hoffschmidt - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel reflection model for particle beds formed by diffuse, gray, opaque and
spherical particles is developed, and applied to the Centrifugal Solar Particle Receiver …

An improved super-twisting sliding mode control for standalone hybrid wind/photovoltaic/fuel cell system based on energy management of battery/hydrogen

R Benadli, B Khiari, M Memni… - Journal of Solar …, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper presents a new robust super-twisting sliding mode control (STSMC) strategy for a
standalone hybrid renewable energy system (HRES). A voltage source inverter (VSI) is used …

Image analysis of particle flow in centrifugal solar particle receiver

S Hicdurmaz, R Buck… - Energy …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Particle solar receivers promise economical and operational advantages compared to the
molten salt based solar receivers. In this study, an experiment is designed to observe the …

Image Analysis of Particle Flow in Centrifugal Solar Particle Receiver

S Hicdurmaz, R Buck… - Journal of Solar …, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Particle solar receivers promise economical and operational advantages compared to the
molten salt-based solar receivers. In this study, an experiment is designed to observe the …