A CFD (computational fluid dynamics) based heat transfer and fluid flow analysis of a solar air heater provided with circular transverse wire rib roughness on the absorber plate

Energy

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 1127-1142

  Yadav, Anil Singh ^a   Bhagoria, J L ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Artificial roughness; CFD; Friction factor; Heat transfer enhancement; Solar air heater; Thermal enhancement factor

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING; WIRE;

ARTIFICIAL ROUGHNESS; FRICTION FACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; SOLAR AIR HEATER; THERMAL ENHANCEMENT FACTORS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRICTION; HEAT TRANSFER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROUGHNESS; THERMAL EXPANSION; TURBULENCE;

EID: 84878640757     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.03.066     Document Type: Article

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