Numerical investigation of flow through an artificially roughened solar air heater

International Journal of Ambient Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 87-100

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

^a MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

artificial roughness; CFD; solar air heater; solar energy; thermo hydraulic performance parameter

Indexed keywords

AIR PREHEATERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FRICTION; HEAT FLUX; HEATING EQUIPMENT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

ARTIFICIAL ROUGHNESS; AVERAGE FRICTION FACTORS; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER AND FLOWS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; SEMI-IMPLICIT METHOD FOR PRESSURE LINKED EQUATIONS; SOLAR AIR HEATER; THERMO-HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE;

SOLAR HEATING;

EID: 84924096270     PISSN: 01430750     EISSN: 21628246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01430750.2013.823107     Document Type: Article

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