Analysis of heat transfer augmentation and flow characteristics due to rib roughness over absorber plate of a solar air heater

Renewable Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 317-331

  Chaube, Alok ^a   Sahoo, P K ^a   Solanki, S C ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Friction; Heat transfer; Ribbed roughened duct; Solar air heater; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR STRESS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TURBULENCE; VENTILATION DUCTS;

PUMPING POWER; RIBBED ROUGHENED DUCTS; SOLAR AIR HEATERS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATER; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 27744443749     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2005.01.012     Document Type: Article

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