Experimental investigation of optimum thermohydraulic performance of solar air heaters with metal rib grits roughness

Solar Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-13

  Karmare, S V ^a   Tikekar, A N ^a  

^a SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Metal rib grit; Roughness; Solar air heater; Turbulent

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIR PREHEATERS; COOLING SYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTS; FRICTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING EQUIPMENT; PLATE METAL; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RHENIUM; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOANALYSIS;

ARTIFICIAL ROUGHNESSES; COLLECTOR PLATES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FRICTION FACTORS; FRICTIONAL LOSSES; OPERATING CONDITIONS; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OPTIMUM DESIGNS; OPTIMUM PERFORMANCES; PUMPING POWERS; ROUGHNESS; SOLAR AIR HEATER; SOLAR AIR HEATERS; THERMAL EFFICIENCIES; TURBULENT;

AIR;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING; HYDRAULICS; INSOLATION; ROUGHNESS;

EID: 56949094432     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2008.05.017     Document Type: Article

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