Heat and fluid flow characteristics of roughened solar air heater ducts - A review

Renewable Energy

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 77-94

  Kumar, Anil ^a   Saini, R P ^a   Saini, J S ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Artificial roughness; Fluid flow; Heat transfer; Solar air heater; Thermohydraulic performance

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL ROUGHNESS; FLOW CHARACTERISTIC; FRICTION CHARACTERISTICS; FRICTION FACTORS; SOLAR AIR HEATER; THERMOHYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE;

FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING;

DUCTS;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUID FLOW; FRICTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING; LITERATURE REVIEW; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; THERMOHYDROMECHANICS;

EID: 84860675168     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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