Employing exergy-optimized pin fins in the design of an absorber in a solar air heater

Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 571-575

  Nwosu, Nwachukwu P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Coating; Entropy generation number; Solar Air Heater

Indexed keywords

AIR PREHEATERS; COATINGS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENTROPY; EXERGY; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING EQUIPMENT; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING;

AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; COATING QUALITY; DISSIPATION POTENTIAL; ENERGY LOSS; ENTROPY GENERATION; EXERGY OPTIMIZATION; FIN EFFICIENCY; FLOW CHANNELS; HEAT ABSORPTION; HEAT TRANSFER AUGMENTATION; HIGH EFFICIENCY; PIN-FINS; SOLAR AIR HEATER;

SOLAR ABSORBERS;

ABSORPTION; AERODYNAMICS; COATING; DISSIPATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

EID: 76449097484     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2009.10.027     Document Type: Article

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