Investigation of thermal performance of-double pass-flat and v-corrugated plate solar air heaters

A.A. El-Sebaii, S. Aboul-Enein, M.R.I. Ramadan, S.M. Shalaby and B.M. Moharram

Energy, 2011, vol. 36, issue 2, 1076-1086

Abstract: In this paper, the double pass flat and v-corrugated plate solar air heaters are investigated theoretically and experimentally. Analytical models for the air heater with flat and v-corrugated plates are presented. Numerical calculations have been performed under Tanta (latitude, 30° 47′ N) prevailing weather conditions. The theoretical predictions indicated that the agreement with the measured performance is fairly good. Comparisons between the measured outlet temperatures of flowing air, output power and overall heat losses of the flat and v-corrugated plate solar air heaters are also presented. The effect of mass flow rates of air on pressure drop, thermal and thermo hydraulic efficiencies of the flat and v-corrugated plate solar air heaters are also investigated. The results showed that the double pass v-corrugated plate solar air heater is 11–14% more efficient compared to the double pass flat plate solar air heater. It is also indicated that the peak values of the thermo hydraulic efficiencies of the flat and v-corrugated plate solar air heaters are obtained when the mass flow rate of the flowing air is 0.02 kg/s.

Keywords: Solar air heaters; Corrugated channel; Thermal performance; Thermo hydraulic efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.11.042

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