Non-symmetric heat flux distributions in terms of gravity in solar collector tubes influence buoyancy-driven secondary flow which has an impact on the associated heat transfer and pressure drop performance. In this study ...
The absorber tubes of solar thermal collectors have enormous influence on the performance of the solar collector systems. In this
numerical study, the influence of circumferential uniform and non-uniform solar heat flux ...
Non-uniform heat flux profiles on circular tubes are found in a number of heat transfer
applications, including solar heating. In this numerical study the influence of the
circumferential angle spans of non-uniform heat ...