A performance evaluation of a solar air heater using different shaped ribs mounted on the absorber plate - a review
Authors:
- Varun B. Kumar,
- G. Manikandan,
- Rajesh P. Kanna,
- Dawid Taler,
- Jan Taler,
- Marzena Nowak-Ocłoń,
- Karol Mzyk,
- Hoong Thiam Toh
Abstract
In this paper, the effect of various shapes of ribs used in Solar Air Heaters (SAHs) was discussed. The review is concentrated on the geometry of the rib and its location on the SAH panel. Both numerical and experimental works were considered for discussion with dry air and Nano fluids as a working fluid. The influence of various shapes, such as an L shape, W shape, V shape, Multiple V shape, V shape with a gap, detachable & attachable ribs etc., was analyzed. The common fact observed from this analysis is that the implementation of artificial roughness in the absorber plate results in a considerable increase in the rate of heat transfer. Further, it is observed that ‘Multiple V-shapedwithopenbetweentheribs’resultsinthemaximumthermalenhancementwhencompared to the other shapes.
- Record ID
- CUT18650bfc20034f2490da884b374031e4
- Publication categories
- ;
- Author
- Journal series
- Energies, ISSN , e-ISSN 1996-1073, Biweekly
- Issue year
- 2018
- Vol
- 11
- No
- 11
- Pages
- [1-20]
- Other elements of collation
- tab.; Bibliografia (na s.) - 18-20; Bibliografia (liczba pozycji) - 45; Oznaczenie streszczenia - Abstr.; Numeracja w czasopiśmie - Vol. 11, Iss. 11
- Keywords in English
- shape of rib, solar air heater, heat transfer, friction factor
- DOI
- DOI:10.3390/en11113104 Opening in a new tab
- URL
- https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/11/3104 Opening in a new tab
- Language
- eng (en) English
- License
- Score (nominal)
- 25
- Additional fields
- Indeksowana w: Web of Science, Scopus
- Uniform Resource Identifier
- https://cris.pk.edu.pl/info/article/CUT18650bfc20034f2490da884b374031e4/
- URN
urn:pkr-prod:CUT18650bfc20034f2490da884b374031e4
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