Exergy analysis is an important thermodynamic approach to studying the system's actual
output, considering all losses. The present study is an analytical approach to calculating the …

This study investigates the impact of metal foam embedding into evacuated tube collector
solar air heaters with inserted baffle (IBMF-ETC-SAH) on the device thermal performance …

In this study, roughened absorber plate and jet nozzle are simultaneously employed to
enhance the efficiency of a solar based air heater. The impact of jet nozzle hole shape is …

This study aims to upgrade the effectiveness of unglazed solar air heating walls (SWs) using
mesh packing and nano-enhanced black paint. In this regard, two SW cases with 10 cm and …

This study discussed the effect of ribbed fin, which was suggested by the authors, on the
enhancement of heat transfer and flow characteristics of fluid in a solar air heater. The …

This study employs transient numerical analysis to investigate the hydraulic and thermal
performance of a jet solar air heater (JSAH) operating under turbulent pulsating flow …

The main goal of this study is to enhance the functionality of the solar air heater by adding
unique roughened surfaces to the absorber section that disrupt the sluggish sub-layer. The …

The need to address global warming issues and international policies has placed a greater
emphasis on the development of solar energy utilization systems. Intensive study is …

The air‐based photovoltaic‐thermal collector (PVTC) is a system that can generate
electricity and heated air simultaneously from solar energy. This study investigates the …

In this study, the heat transfer augmentation and friction factor of a novel type of solar air
heater (SAH), which incorporates longitudinal fins and rectangular turbulators, were …