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Applications of extended surfaces for improvement in the performance of solar air heaters-a detailed systematic
Mukesh Kumar Sahu1, Vikash Kumar Gorai2, Bikash Chandra Saha3
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cambridge Institute of Technology, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. mks.nitjsr@gmail.com.
Abstract:
The objective of this research article is to present a comprehensive review of the work carried out to improve the thermal as well exergetic performance of the conventional smooth absorber plate solar air heater (SAH) duct by the use of the various configurations and arrangements of extended surfaces (fins) for the forced convection. In the SAH duct, these extended surfaces are attached along the air-flow path on the top absorber, on the bottom plate, or on the both plate surfaces. It enhances the performance of the conventional SAH by increasing the surface area and makes flow turbulent by their presence. Several experimental, theoretical, and simulation works, which have been performed by the researchers by utilizing the extended surfaces to improve the thermal efficiency based on first law of thermodynamics, exergy, and entropy generation analysis on the basis of the second law of thermodynamics for SAH ducts, have been included in the present article. Subsequently, an effort has been made to calculate the Nusselt number and friction factor by using the correlations reported by the researchers for comparing the performance of different configurations of fin SAHs. This comprehensive review article will be useful for the investigators and researchers who are working in the area of extended surface SAHs.
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