Galerkin FEM simulation of natural convection in an annular porous medium-based solar collector system

Venkatadri, K; Anwar Bég, O; Bég, T A; Kuharat, S

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Galerkin FEM simulation of natural convection in an annular porous medium-based solar collector system (2024)
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Venkatadri, K., Anwar Bég, O., Bég, T. A., & Kuharat, S. (in press). Galerkin FEM simulation of natural convection in an annular porous medium-based solar collector system. International Journal of Ambient Energy,

Motivated by simulating emerging hybrid designs in annular solar direct absorber collectors, a theoretical and numerical study of natural convection in an annular hybrid porous medium solar collector is presented. An aspect ratio of 2 is considered w... Read More about Galerkin FEM simulation of natural convection in an annular porous medium-based solar collector system.