Design curves for conventional solar air heaters

C. Choudhury, P.M. Chauhan and H.P. Garg

Renewable Energy, 1995, vol. 6, issue 7, 739-749

Abstract: The objective of this work is to assess the combined effects of fixed pressure drop and specific air mass flow rate on duct dimensions (length and depth) of single-pass-with-bare-plate, single-cover and double-cover solar air heaters, and to obtain the resultant system efficiency that corresponds to a pre-fixed pumping cost and a minimum material cost per unit area of the system. The design selection methodology adopted in this paper will make it feasible for an air-heater designer to construct efficient and economical solar air heaters.

Date: 1995
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DOI: 10.1016/0960-1481(95)00007-7

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