Eulerian-Eulerian Modelling of Discharge Process in Spouted Bed Solar Receivers


Erkaya C., Özdemir A., Akıcı C., KÜLAH G., KÖKSAL M.

15th International Conference on Computational Heat and Mass Transfer, ICCHMT 2025, Antalya, Türkiye, 19 - 22 Mayıs 2025, ss.243-253, (Tam Metin Bildiri) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/978-3-032-16135-2_24
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Antalya
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.243-253
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: CFD, Concentrated Solar Power, Spouted Bed Receiver, Transient Cooling, Two-Fluid Model
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Directly irradiated spouted and fluidized particle receivers can potentially store thermal energy at higher temperatures than conventional molten salt receivers in concentrated solar power (CSP) applications. The design of prototype spouted and fluidized thermal receivers requires the development of gas-solid multiphase flow models validated by experimental data. In this study, a gas-solid flow model was developed to investigate the thermal discharge behavior under convective cooling, excluding radiative heating, for spouted and fluidized bed thermal receivers using Eulerian-Eulerian (two-fluid) approach. The predictive capability of this model was assessed using data sets from the literature, as well as the results of in-house experiments. The Zehner-Schlunder model for solid-phase effective thermal conductivity performed better than the kinetic theory approach based on the benchmark experimental data sets. The validated model was then applied to simulate the thermal discharge behavior (after charged with a metal halide lamp) of a conical spouted bed receiver under convective cooling with CarboHSP particles. The cooling results show good agreement within 7–8 °C of experimental data and provide additional insights into the system’s cooling dynamics.