[Oral Presentation]A novel S-CO2 solar receiver based on triply periodic minimal surfaces: Thermal-hydraulic performance and structural feasibility

A novel S-CO2 solar receiver based on triply periodic minimal surfaces: Thermal-hydraulic performance and structural feasibility
ID:54 Submission ID:129 View Protection:ATTENDEE Updated Time:2025-09-30 11:01:45 Hits:73 Oral Presentation

Start Time:2025-10-12 08:45 (Asia/Shanghai)

Duration:15min

Session:[S3] Computational heat transfer and fluid dynamics » [S5] Session 5: Heat exchangers

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Abstract
To improve the thermal efficiency of S-CO2 solar receivers while ensuring pressure resistance and thermal safety, a new type of solar receiver based on the TPMS (Triply Periodic Minimal Surface) structure - Primitive - is proposed, which possesses unique body absorption characteristics and excellent pressure-bearing capacity. Along with the Zigzag and Straight structures, their internal flow heat transfer and stress distribution characteristics are investigated through CFD simulations. The results show that the Primitive has significant heat transfer advantages: its \(\bar{f}\)  is the smallest, and based on the Straight, PECPrimitive is 2-2.8 times higher than PECZigzag, and it effectively reduces the maximum wall temperature. The maximum thermal stresses of all three structures are less than the material yield stress, but the Primitive has relatively high stresses at the cell junctions. This is related to its special curvature structure.
 
Keywords
Flow and heat transfer,direct solar receiver,supercritical CO2,triply periodic minimal surface,thermal stress
Speaker
Shuangyun Li
Hebei University of Technology, China

Submission Author
Shuangyun Li Hebei University of Technology
Xiaolong Li Hebei University of Technology
Shiyu Zhang Hebei University of Technology
Kun Wang Hebei University of Technology
Yuanhong Fan Hebei University of Technology
Chunhua Min Hebei University of Technology
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