Performance evaluation of solar air heater having expanded metal mesh as artificial roughness on absorber plate

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1007-1016

  Gupta, M K ^a   Kaushik, S C ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Effective energy augmentation ratio; Energy augmentation ratio; Exergy augmentation ratio; Expanded metal mesh; Reynolds number; Roughness geometry parameter; Solar air heater

Indexed keywords

AIR PREHEATERS; BUILDING MATERIALS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DUCTS; EXERGY; HEATING EQUIPMENT; METALS; PLATE METAL; PUMPS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING; SUN;

EFFECTIVE ENERGY AUGMENTATION RATIO; ENERGY AUGMENTATION RATIO; EXPANDED METAL MESH; ROUGHNESS GEOMETRY PARAMETER; SOLAR AIR HEATER;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 60549107867     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2008.08.011     Document Type: Article

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