Design and simulation of a new energy-conscious system (CFD and solar simulation)

被引:12
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作者
Gadi, MB [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nottingham, Sch Built Environm, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England
关键词
CFD; fluent; solar simulator; water-heater;
D O I
10.1016/S0306-2619(99)00121-X
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
This paper presents the use of a validated CFD programme (FLUENT) and a solar simulator, for designing a solar water-heater. The water-heater is part of a new passive cooling and heating system introduced for buildings in North Africa. CFD transient simulations were carried out using a small time-step of 10 s and a set of fine body-fitted computational grids (1770-4740 nodes). FLUENT results were then verified against indoor testing employing a solar simulator. Good agreement was achieved. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:251 / 256
页数:6
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