Recent developments and advancements in solar air heaters: a detailed review

VP Singh, S Jain, A Karn, A Kumar, G Dwivedi… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The scientific literature extensively mentions the use of a solar air heater (SAH) by utilizing
solar energy for heating purposes. The poor heat-transfer rate of an SAH with a flat plate is …

Establishment of correlations for the thermo-hydraulic parameters due to perforation in a multi-V rib roughened single pass solar air heater

VP Singh, S Jain, A Kumar - Experimental Heat Transfer, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The effect of variation in open area ratio (β) in a multi-V rib roughened Single-Pass Solar Air
Heater (SPSAH) is analyzed in this work. Fixing values of other parameters, such as open …

Double pass solar air heater: A review

VP Singh, CS Meena, A Kumar, N Dutt - 2022 - ils.ddn.upes.ac.in
Improvement in heat transfer rate and effectiveness of a solar air heater is always a matter of
concern in the scientific community. Different steps have been taken to improve it, including …

A numerical investigation of an artificially roughened solar air heater

AS Yadav, T Alam, G Gupta, R Saxena, NK Gupta… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Solar air heating devices have been employed in a wide range of industrial and home
applications for solar energy conversion and recovery. It is a useful technique for increasing …

Performance assessment of double-pass parallel flow solar air heater with perforated multi-V ribs roughness—Part B

VP Singh, S Jain, JML Gupta - Experimental Heat Transfer, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
After analyzing the effect of perforation in a single pass solar air heater in part A, an
experimental comparative study was performed on a Double Pass Parallel Flow Solar Air …

Analysis of the effect of perforation in multi-v rib artificial roughened single pass solar air heater:-Part A

VP Singh, S Jain, JML Gupta - Experimental Heat Transfer, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A detailed study on Solar Air Heaters (SAHs) with single-pass roughening with
plastic net perforated multi-V and continuous multi-V ribs was investigated and compared for …

[HTML][HTML] Transient analysis and techno-economic assessment of thermal energy storage integrated with solar air heater for energy management in drying

A Hassan, AM Nikbakht, S Fawzia, PKDV Yarlagada… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The integration of thermal energy storage (TES) system with solar air heater holds an
immense potential for optimising the energy management in drying application. In this …

Performance enhancement of solar air heater by attaching artificial rib roughness on the absorber Plate

AS Yadav, S Gupta, A Agrawal, R Saxena… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the limitations of conventional energy sources, the current energy scenario is still
biased towards the use of these resources. Solar energy is regarded as a vital component of …

Experimental study on the heat transfer enhancement in a rectangular channel with curved winglets

A Berber, M Gürdal, M Yetimoğlu - Experimental Heat Transfer, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Effects of the curved winglet vortex generator inserts (CWVGs) on the forced convection heat
transfer, friction factor, and performance evaluation criteria (PEC) interior flow were …

Experimental investigation for heat and flow characteristics of solar air heater having symmetrical gaps in multiple-arc rib pattern as roughness elements

R Kumar, V Goel, S Bhattacharyya… - Experimental Heat …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The working medium is air in a solar air heater (SAH) and because of its low heat-transfer
coefficient, SAH results in poor performance. By placing artificial-roughness over the heat …