Performance characteristics of solar air heater with surface mounted obstacles

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 85, Issue , 2014, Pages 603-611

  Bekele, Adisu ^a   Mishra, Manish ^b   Dutta, Sushanta ^b  

^a Adama University   (Ethiopia)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Friction factor; Heat transfer; Obstacle; Solar air heater; Thermo hydraulic performance

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; HEAT TRANSFER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

ANGLE OF INCIDENCE; BETTER PERFORMANCE; FRICTION FACTORS; LONGITUDINAL PITCH; OBSTACLE; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOLAR AIR HEATER; THERMO-HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE;

SOLAR HEATING;

EID: 84904987191     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.04.079     Document Type: Article

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