Giovanni Susca
CFD analysis of a CPC structure for LFC applications.
Rel. Roberto Zanino, Mattia Cagnoli, Mehdi Shokrnia. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Energetica E Nucleare, 2025
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Abstract
In the context of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), the Linear Fresnel Collector (LFC) system is a promising and reliable technology. In this document, a detailed study is conducted, with the aim to assess the performances of a LFC receiver unit, in several environmental scenarios, and in a wide range of temperature. The receiver unit encompasses an absorber tube and a compound parabolic concentrator (CPC), designed to insulate the environment around the tube. Multiple CFD simulations are describing in detail the behaviour of the system by means of a 2D model, that solves the energy balance between the receiver and the coolant (external air).
The 2D model requires an accurate computational fluid dynamic (CFD) analysis, implemented on the commercial STAR-CCM+ software, with the goal to determine the useful heat transferred to the external air, and the convective and radiative heat losses as a function of the temperature
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