CFD Simulations for Advances of Solar Thermal Systems (Emerging Technologies and Materials in Thermal Engineering) - Softcover

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Abdallah Bouabidi works in Gabes University, Tunisia.

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CFD Simulations for Advances of Solar Thermal Systems presents a comprehensive guide to applying computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to optimize solar thermal technologies. This book explores how CFD enhances the performance, affordability, and scalability of solar thermal systems―key components in the global transition to clean energy. Through detailed simulations and numerical modeling, readers will learn how CFD improves radiation, temperature, velocity, and pressure distributions across a range of solar applications. With step-by-step guidance on geometry setup, meshing, boundary conditions, and turbulence modeling, this volume serves as a practical reference for advancing solar energy systems through simulation.

The book is organized into 24 chapters that build a cohesive understanding of both solar thermal systems and CFD techniques. It begins with foundational overviews of solar thermal technologies and CFD processes, including their benefits and challenges. Subsequent chapters apply CFD to specific systems: solar air and water collectors, building heating and ventilation, Trombe walls, solar chimney power plants, desalination units, solar dryers (direct and indirect), concentrating solar collectors, and systems enhanced with nanofluids and turbulators. Each chapter includes illustrations, diagrams, and calculations that guide readers through simulation workflows and performance analysis.

CFD Simulations for Advances of Solar Thermal Systems is ideal for engineers, researchers, graduate students, and professionals in renewable energy, mechanical engineering, and thermal sciences. It supports those designing or analyzing solar technologies for heating, ventilation, desalination, and electricity generation.