Publications

Reports

Program 1

Download the latest project report  from ITP entitled, "Feasibility Study of CST Technologies for the Low Temperature Requirements of the Bayer Alumina Process".

Journal articles

  1. Ang, D., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z. F., Saw, W. L., & Nathan, G. J., (2022) Influence of particle loading, Froude and Stokes number on the global thermal performance of a vortex-based solar particle receiver. Renewable Energy, 184, 201-214.
  2. Chinnici A, Davis D, Lau T, Ang D, Troiano M, Saw WL, Tian ZF, Solimene R, Salatino P, Nathan GJ., (2022) Measured global thermal performance of a directly irradiated suspension-flow solar particle receiver with an open aperture. Solar Energy, 231: p. 185-193.
  3. Tang, Y, Sun, Z, Tian, ZF, Lau, TCW, Chinnici, A, Saw, WL & Nathan, GJ., (2022) Direct measurements and prediction of the particle egress from a vortex-based solar cavity receiver with an open aperture, Solar Energy, 105-117
  4. Zhang, X., Nathan, G. J., Tian, Z. F., & Chin, R. C., (2021) The influence of the coefficient of restitution on flow regimes within horizontal particle-laden pipe flows. Physics of Fluids, 33(12), 123318-1-123318-19.
  5. Zhang, X., Zonta, F., Tian, Z. F., Nathan, G. J., Chin, R. C., & Soldati, A., (2021) Dynamics of semi- and neutrally-buoyant particles in thermally stratified turbulent channel flow. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 139, 103595-1-103595-12.
  6. Zhang, X., Nathan, G. J., Tian, Z. F., & Chin, R. C., (2021) Flow regimes within horizontal particle-laden pipe flows. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 143, 1-12.
  7. Rafique, MM., Nathan, G., Saw W., (2021) A mathematical model to assess the influence of transients on a refractory-lined solar receiver, Renewable Energy, 217-235
  8. Davis D, Troiano M, Chinnici A, Saw WL, Lau T, Solimene R, Salatino P, Nathan GJ., (2020) Particle residence time distributions in a vortex-based solar particle receiver-reactor: An experimental, numerical and theoretical study, Chemical Engineering Science, 115421.
  9. Zhang, X., Chin, R. C., (2020) A Numerical Study of the Effects of the Velocity Ratio on Coflow Jet Characteristics, J. Fluids Eng.,142(8): 081401
  10. Davis D, Troiano M, Chinnici A, Saw WL, Lau T, Solimene R, Salatino P, Nathan GJ., (2019) Particle residence time distributions in a vortex-based solar particle receiver-reactor: The influence of receiver tilt angle, Solar Energy, 126-138.
  11. Davis D, Jafarian M, Chinnici A, Saw WL, Nathan GJ., (2019) Thermal performance of vortex-based solar particle receivers for sensible heating, Solar Energy, 163-177.

Conference papers

  1. Ang D, Tang Y, Chinnici A, Tian ZF, Saw WL, Lau T, Ingenhoven P, Sun Z, Nathan GJ. Thermal Performance Analysis of a Scaled-up Suspension Flow Receiver for Generation of Industrial Process Heat: A Computational Study. AIP Conference Proceedings, SolarPACES 2021
  2. MM Rafique, WL Saw, GJ Nathan (2021), “Impacts of covering the aperture of a refractory-lined solar receiver during shutdown” SolarPACES2021, September 27th - October 1st, 2021.
  3. MM Rafique, WL Saw, GJ Nathan (2021), “Influence of geometric scale on the thermal response of a refractory-lined solar receiver” Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference, 16th to 17th December 2021, Sydney, Australia