Numerical Modelling of Concentrating Solar Thermochemical Processes: A
Brief Review
Vincent Wheeler
Research School of Engineering, The Australian National University, Acton ACT 2601, Australia
Corresponding Author:[email protected]
Author ProfileAbstract
This article gives an overview of computational thermal transport studies
for high-temperature solar thermochemical applications. Pertinent topics
include direct numerical predictions of radiative properties of
heterogeneous media, retrieval of radiative properties based on
experimentally measured characteristics, and heat and mass transfer
models---in particular radiative heat transfer---of solar reacting
systems, from reactive media and their individual features to complete
reactors. Challenges and opportunities for future research are
identified.