A, C
- annular spaces, 51, 54–56, 64–67, 107, 147, 204, 206, 209, 279, 281, 304, 307
- appropriate correlation, 14, 33, 207
- Archimedes forces, 156
- average flow velocity, 16, 143–145
- circuit
- coil, 83–87, 228–232, 236–238
- collector
- parabolic trough, 107, 138, 151, 290
- solar, 89, 101, 107, 137, 139, 285, 317, 318
- conical surfaces, 92, 100
- constant
- flux at the wall, 26, 118, 143
- flux density at the wall, 45, 147, 148, 150
- wall temperature, 21, 45, 118, 147–149
- containment, 151, 312
- cylinders
- disks or spheres in rotation, 92, 133
- rotating, 134
D
- diameter
- equivalent, 43
- hydraulic, 43–45, 48–53, 57, 58, 61, 81, 145, 200, 209, 216, 217
- dimensional analysis, 4, 7, 9, 11, 26, 30, 91, 168
- dimensionless groups, 4
- disk
- dissipation
- frictional, 38
- systems, 114
- viscous, 35
- double glazing, 101
- draw salt, 150, 151, 287
E, F
- electronic
- extreme cooling, 115
- film
- finned surface, 113, 117
- fission reactions, 151
- FliBe, 312
- FliNaK, 151, 311–313, 316
- flows
- laminar, 2–4, 12, 14–16, 21, 22, 25–28, 34, 45–48, 50, 51, 55, 60, 133, 139, 144, 151, 175, 207, 210, 260
- gravitational, 80
- fourth-generation nuclear reactors, 151, 312
G, H
- glycolated water, 138
- gravitational forces, 14, 131
- heat sink, 92, 113–119, 121–124
- heat-transfer, 107, 111, 137, 138, 146, 151, 229, 231–236, 285–287, 290–292, 311, 312, 314
- fluid, 107, 111, 137, 138, 146, 151, 229, 231, 232, 235, 236, 285–287, 290–292, 311
- HITEC, 150
K, L
- KF, 151
- LiF, 151
- liquid
- metals, 137, 146–149, 279, 286, 290, 291
- sodium, 137, 150, 151, 287, 290
- streaming in a thin layer, 80
- loss
- of energy from friction, 35
- of pressure, 16, 37
M, N
- metal oxides, 137, 138
- moderators, 151
- molten salts, 138, 146, 150–153, 285, 286, 290–293, 311, 312, 316
- NaF, 151
- nanoparticles, 138–144
- number(s)
- dimensionless, 1, 4, 12, 40, 91
- Elenbaas, 6, 119, 126
- Graetz, 5, 6, 11, 12, 14, 28, 91, 93, 94, 98, 100, 102, 132, 133, 136, 202, 210, 211, 220, 223, 226, 242, 244, 247, 248, 250, 254, 256, 257, 260, 261, 263, 269, 270, 276, 298, 302
- Nusselt, 4, 9–12, 21, 24, 26, 29–31, 35, 45–48, 50, 52–56, 58, 61, 64, 66, 71, 73–80, 85, 87, 91, 93, 94, 98–100, 102, 108, 109, 119, 126, 134, 142, 149, 152, 168, 170, 184, 205, 206, 210–212, 214, 226, 235, 237, 245, 247, 250, 252, 254, 260, 261, 266, 267, 272, 274, 275, 281–283, 297, 303, 307, 309, 319, 320
- Péclet, 5, 152
- Prandtl, 1, 2, 5, 9–12, 32, 57, 59, 91, 147, 153, 157, 158–160, 168, 170, 183, 211, 218, 223, 253, 254, 256, 261
- Reynolds, 1, 2, 9, 10, 12, 14, 24, 32, 34, 39, 45, 48–50, 55, 58, 61, 64, 65, 71, 75, 81, 84, 86, 87, 136, 142, 151–153, 169, 172, 174, 178, 188, 192, 195, 201, 203, 205, 209, 216–218, 223, 235, 237, 260, 293, 304, 307, 309
- Stanton, 6, 32, 35, 193, 194
P, R
- pipe
- annular, 44, 51, 52, 54, 62, 64, 144
- cross-section
- hexagonal with two sides
- horizontal, 74
- vertical, 75
- rectangular, 46, 57
- elliptical, 74
- hexagon, 74, 75
- straight square, 72
- plane parallel to the flow, 79
- plate
- at constant temperature, 76
- with constant flow density, 77
- regimes
- flow, 2, 3, 15, 27, 33, 34, 39, 49, 50, 55, 60, 61, 64, 65, 76, 78, 96, 160, 164, 165, 168, 178, 179, 181, 183, 187, 193–196, 201, 205–207, 209, 280, 281, 292, 293, 307, 309, 316
- hydrodynamic, 22
- laminar, 1, 2–4, 12, 14, 15, 21, 22, 25, 27, 28, 34, 45–48, 50, 51, 55, 60, 133, 139, 144, 151, 175, 207, 210, 260
- steady, 17, 18, 119, 161, 162, 164, 165, 167, 220, 255, 259, 279, 317
- thermal, 21, 22, 27–29, 34
- transition, 179
- turbulent, 1–4, 14, 15, 30–35, 37, 39, 45, 57, 58, 60–64, 77, 130, 142, 153, 173, 179, 181, 190, 193, 196, 197, 203, 208, 210
- rock beds, 150, 151
- roughness, 35–38
S, T
- smart cooling, 139
- solar receivers, 151
- spheres
- stagnation zone, 71, 72, 79, 80, 212, 214, 303
- steam generators, 138, 151, 286–288, 290, 291, 293, 294
- storage
- high temperature, 150
- solar energy, 151
- thermal resistance, 115–117, 146, 290
- thin layer, 80
- transfer between the electronic
- component and the air, 117
- transition zone, 2, 14, 15, 30, 37, 152
- tubes
- horizontal, 80, 82, 132, 133
- smooth, 15, 36, 37, 152
- vertical, 14, 81, 131, 216
- turbine, 83, 85–88, 228, 231, 232, 237–239
U, V, W
- underfloor heating, 95, 243, 244, 246, 252
- velocity profile, 16
- wetted perimeter, 43, 44, 48, 81, 200, 206, 209, 216