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Numerical Investigation of Wind Flow around a Cylindrical Trough Solar Collector

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The goal of this study is to model the effects of wind on Cylindrical Trough Collectors (CTCs). Two major areas are discussed in this paper: 1) heat losses due to wind flow over receiver pipe and 2) average forces applied on the collector’s body. To accomplish these goals a 2D modeling of CTC was carried out using commercial codes with various wind velocities and collector orientations. Ambient temperature was assumed to be constant at 300 K and for specific geometries different meshing methods and boundary conditions were used in various runs. Validation was done by comparing the simulation results for a horizontal collector with empirical data. It was observed that maximum force of 509.1 Newton per Meter occurs at +60 degrees. Nusselt number is almost the constant for positive angles while at negative angles it varies considerably with the collector’s orientation.
 
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Shojaee, S. , Moradian, M. and Mashhoodi, M. (2015) Numerical Investigation of Wind Flow around a Cylindrical Trough Solar Collector. Journal of Power and Energy Engineering, 3, 1-10. doi: 10.4236/jpee.2015.31001.
 
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