A review on recent developments in thermal performance enhancement methods of flat plate solar air collector

E Vengadesan, R Senthil - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
The recent studies on thermal performance enhancement of the flat plate solar air collectors
are critically reviewed primarily regarding the absorber surface modifications, multiple …

Augmented artificially roughened solar air heaters

AS Yadav, A Agrawal, A Sharma, S Sharma… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of baffles, fins, ribs, and grooves in the solar air heater (SAH) improves heat transfer
(HT). Various efforts were made to improve heat transfer rates through duct using these …

Thermal performance enhancement of solar air heater using louvered fins collector

S Chand, P Chand, HK Ghritlahre - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar air heater is one of the important device for heating the air which is mainly used for
space heating, timber seasoning, crop/vegetable drying, etc.. To improve the performance of …

An experimental investigation of the performance of new design of solar air heater (tubular)

H Hassan, S Abo-Elfadl, MF El-Dosoky - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
An experimental work on the performance of new design of solar air heater (SAH) called
tubular solar heater (TSAH) is investigated experimentally. In this design, the flat absorber …

Multi-objective design optimization of solar air heater for food drying based on energy, exergy and improvement potential

A Benhamza, A Boubekri, A Atia, H El Ferouali… - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Solar air heaters (SAHs) are commonly utilized in different applications due to their simple
structure and low setup cost. Optimizing operating parameters of the SAH is highly linked to …

Design and performance analysis of solar air heater with phase change materials

B Brahma, AK Shukla, DC Baruah - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel solar air heater (SAH) with provision of integrating phase change material (PCM)
was designed and developed in the Department of Energy, Tezpur University located in …

Study of the performance of double pass solar air heater of a new designed absorber: An experimental work

S Abo-Elfadl, H Hassan, MF El-Dosoky - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
An experimental study on the performance of double pass Solar Air Heater (SAH) having a
new designed absorber is performed. The new SAH absorber is constructed from conductive …

Revisiting the effect of ribs on performance of solar air heater using CFD approach

AS Yadav, A Agrawal, A Sharma, A Gupta - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar air heating is a type of renewable energy heating technology that uses the sun's
insolation to convert the energy into air. It is commonly used in commercial and industrial …

Investigation of thermal performance in a solar air heater having variable arc ribbed fin configuration

G Sureandhar, G Srinivasan, P Muthukumar… - Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
A solar air heater having arc ribbed wire configuration was designed and tested. The
influence of variable arc ribbed fin arrangement on the performance of solar air heater …

Advancements in solar drying technologies: Design variations, hybrid systems, storage materials and numerical analysis: A review

MA Kherrafi, A Benseddik, R Saim, A Bouregueba… - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar drying technologies and applications in the last 10 years have been summarized and
discussed in this article. A wide scope of the main elements that make this technique …