Title :
Numerical Simulation of Water Circulation in a Cylindrical Horizontal Thermal Tank
Author :
Savicki, Darci Luiz ; Vielmo, Horácio A.
Author_Institution :
IMEF -Inst. of Math., FURG Fed. Univ. of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Brazil
Abstract :
It is carried out a numerical study of the three-dimensional temperature and velocity fields in a cylindrical horizontal thermal tank during the process of water circulation. The numerical simulations were made using an academic Finite Volumes numerical code. This simulation considers that the thermal tank is connected to solar collectors. So, in the tank, the inlet jet temperature is higher than those inside the tank. This study aims to investigate the influence of the inlet jet on thermal stratification. The results show that for the mass flow rate studied, there is no significant variation on thermal stratification.
Keywords :
convection; finite volume methods; solar absorber-convertors; tanks (containers); thermal energy storage; cylindrical horizontal thermal tank; finite volumes numerical code; inlet jet temperature; mass flow rate; solar collector; thermal stratification; three-dimensional temperature; velocity field; water circulation; Equations; Mathematical model; Numerical simulation; Solar energy; Storage tanks; Temperature; Transient analysis; Finite Volumes Method; solar energy; storate tank;
Conference_Titel :
Computational Modeling (MCSUL), 2009 Third Southern Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rio Grande
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5980-3
DOI :
10.1109/MCSUL.2009.33
