Computational analysis of transient turbulent flow and conjugate heat transfer characteristics in a solar collector panel with internal, rectangular fins and baffles

Thermal Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 221-234

  Saim, Rachid ^a   Abboudi, Said ^b   Benyoucef, Boumedielne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TLEMCEN   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE BELFORT MONTBÉLIARD   (France)

Author keywords

Baffle; Fins; Forced convection; Low Reynolds number; Solar collector; Turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

AIR; COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FLOW RATE; MASS TRANSFER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOLAR HEATING;

BAFFLE; COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER; FIN; HEAT-TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; MASS FLOW RATE OF AIR; RECTANGULAR FINS; THERMAL EXCHANGE; TRANSIENT TURBULENT FLOW;

TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 77954443100     PISSN: 03549836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/TSCI1001221S     Document Type: Article

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