Influence of porous media on the performance of hybrid PV/Thermal collector

Omer Khalil Ahmed and Zala Aziz Mohammed

Renewable Energy, 2017, vol. 112, issue C, 378-387

Abstract: Porous media play an important role in the process of storage energy. In this paper, the influence of porous media on the performance of a double pass hybrid PV/thermal air collector was achieved by building an experimental set-up for this purpose. The study showed that using porous media expanded the area of heat transfer and thus increased the thermal efficiency and temperature of the exit air from the hybrid solar collector. The compound efficiency was increased (3%) after using the porous medium in the lower ducts of the double-pass hybrid collector. At the same time, the pressure drop was increased after using the porous media.

Keywords: Hybrid (PV/T) solar heater; Performance; Porous media (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2017.05.061

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