A review on methodology of artificial roughness used in duct of solar air heaters

B Bhushan, R Singh - Energy, 2010 - Elsevier
In order to enhance rate of heat transfer to flowing air in the duct of a solar air heater,
artificially roughened surface of absorber plate is considered to be an effective technique …

Numerical investigation of heat transfer enhancement in a solar air heater roughened by multiple V-shaped ribs

D Jin, S Quan, J Zuo, S Xu - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The heat transfer and flow characteristics of a multiple V-shaped rib roughened solar air
heater were numerically investigated. Calculations were performed for different geometrical …

Enhanced thermo-hydraulic performance in a V-ribbed triangular duct solar air heater: CFD and exergy analysis

K Nidhul, S Kumar, AK Yadav, S Anish - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and exergy analysis are conducted to investigate the
impact of secondary flow produced by V-ribs on the overall performance of a triangular solar …

Numerical investigation of heat transfer and fluid flow in a solar air heater duct with multi V-shaped ribs on the absorber plate

D Jin, M Zhang, P Wang, S Xu - Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
A numerical investigation of heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics in a solar air heater
duct having multi V-shaped ribs on the absorber plate is presented in this study. Three …

Investigation of thermal performance of a ribbed solar air heater for sustainable built environment

Y Agrawal, JL Bhagoria, A Gautam, A Sharma… - Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar air heater plays a crucial role for development of sustainable built environment, which
can fulfil the need of heating load of building by harnessing solar energy. A solar air heater …

Experimental and numerical study on heat transfer enhancement in a channel with Z-shaped baffles

P Sriromreun, C Thianpong, P Promvonge - … Communications in Heat and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The influence of baffle turbulators on heat transfer augmentation in a rectangular channel
has been investigated experimentally and numerically. In the experiment, the baffles are …

A review of turbulence promoters used in solar thermal systems

S Chamoli, NS Thakur, JS Saini - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2012 - Elsevier
In order to enhance rate of heat transfer to flowing air in the duct of solar air heater and in
heat exchanger or in cooling of turbine blade various turbulence generators viz. ribs, baffles …

Turbulent flow structure and heat transfer mechanisms over surface vortex structures of micro V-shaped ribs and dimples

P Zhang, Y Rao, Y Xie, M Zhang - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2021 - Elsevier
Turbulent flow and heat transfer characteristics in the channels with surface vortex structures
of micro V-shaped ribs, dimples, and their hybrid structures have been investigated by …

Heat transfer and pressure drop in a channel with multiple 60 V-baffles

P Promvonge - International Communications in Heat and Mass …, 2010 - Elsevier
The research work has been conducted to assess turbulent forced convection heat transfer
and friction loss behaviors for airflow through a channel fitted with a multiple 60° V-baffle …

Research of hydrodynamic processes occurring in solar air heater collectors with a concave air duct absorber

BA Abdukarimov, AA Kuchkarov - Applied Solar Energy, 2022 - Springer
In this article it were analyzing the hydrodynamic processes occurring in the working
chamber of the solar air heater collector with a submersible air pipe absorber, developed in …