Simulations of a Single-Phase Flow in a Compound Parabolic Concentrator Reactor

Figure 4

Velocity magnitude profiles inside the CPC reactor as a function of the diameter in the center of the tube at z = 0 cm. These profiles where taken at different distances, L = 50 cm (black square), L = 100 cm (black diamond), L = 117 cm (black triangle), L = 150 cm (black circle), and L = 170 cm (×) from the inlet of the reactor for an inflow velocity of 22.2 cm·s⁻¹.