1 Boundary Conditions:

Each of the cases A through G listed in above tables represents the parametric variations in length and
diameter of the cavity receiver as well as diameter of the aperture. These are evaluated for 3 different
inlet flow velocities and 3 different solar fluxes to further understand the effects of various parameters
on the thermal behavior leading to an optimal design of the solar cavity receiver system. For all
simulation cases, it is assumed that the emissivity properties of the system are as given.

Where T∞ is the outside air temperature, Tinlet is the inlet fluid temperature, h2 is the heat convection
coefficient of the aperture, and t is the thickness of the cavity receiver wall insulation. In conclusion, the
objective of the investigation and the methodology of analysis have been presented. The analysis
presented is relatively simple in its theoretical nature, but provides a way to quantify and characterize
the thermal dynamics of the cavity receiver.
 Table 1. Geometric specifications for cases A, D, and G

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