Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Xu, Ben
Committee Member
Cho, Heejin
Committee Member
Li, Like
Date of Degree
12-9-2022
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Mechanical Engineering
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
James Worth Bagley College of Engineering
Department
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Abstract
The search for more sustainable energy to match the growing energy demand begins with finding more dispatchable resources such as solar energy. As one of the promising solar technologies, concentrated solar power (CSP) has a full capacity to store thermal energy for extended operation. Nevertheless, some key components in CSP systems usually face extreme environment, such as uneven solar flux, cyclic thermal expansion, structural degradation on the solar absorber tubes in a Concentrated Solar Power Tower (CSPT) Plant. In this study, we applied Multiphysics simulation to explore the benefits of introducing optimized fins for heat transfer enhancement and uniform temperature distribution, the goal is to improve the thermal efficiency of such advanced solar absorber tubes. The results of this study can supply design guidance for the manufacturing process of absorber tubes, and eventually can benefit the solar energy community for the next generation of molten salt based CSP system.
Recommended Citation
Hatcher, Shawn Michael, "Numerical study of advanced solar receiver tubes based on a coupled thermo-mechanical analysis for concentrated solar power tower plant" (2022). Theses and Dissertations. 5718.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/5718