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Louiza RBH September 27, 2016 07:22

variable heat flux as boundary conditions at a trapezoidal receiver in a CSP plant
 
Hello everybody,
I'm PhD student and i'm looking for temperature distribution on my trapezoidal receiver for Linear Fresnel Mirrors.
Using Tonatiuh and Mathematica, i obtained heat flux distribution (W/m2) and now i'm using Comsol to find temperature distribution.
The heat flux is not constant so i'm asking you how can i use my variable heat flux in boundary conditions.
I thank you in advance for attention you will give to my message.
In conclusion, i have variable heat flux boundary conditions.

meusha September 29, 2016 07:32

The heat flux should be expressed as a function of location i.e.

h=f(x,y,z)

You should then enter this function as the boundary condition under the right domain, instead of using a fixed value. You must know the ANSYS CFX syntax to be able to translate the actual function in to something that is understandable by ANSYS.


Louiza RBH September 29, 2016 07:43

Thank you meusha for your help.
I think it's exactly what i have to do. I'm looking for this function but considering the angle (teta), because my heat flux varies as a function of it.
I'll define angle= f(x,y) in the variables icon so the software can recognize teta.
Thank you again for your response and for the importance that you gave to my message


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