Research Article

Effective Prediction of Monthly Heat Transfer Characteristics in a Thin-Layer Cascade Reactor Subjected to Outdoor Conditions

Table 3

Grid independence test (water depth = 5.6 mm, slope angle = 1°, aspect ratio = 180, and Re = 9000) for water temperature averaged on the entire reactor volume.

No. of mesh elementsAverage water temperature for the month of June (K)
DayNight

Fine mesh (308118)298.6270295.7801
Finer mesh (908118)297.2642294.2975
Extra fine mesh (1206326)297.1620294.1389