Comprehensive study on solar air heater with circular and V-type turbulators attached on absorber plate

Energy

Volumn 88, Issue , 2015, Pages 863-873

  Rajaseenivasan, T ^a   Srinivasan, S ^a   Srithar, K ^a  

^a THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Circular turbulator; Exergy analysis; Performance study; Solar air heater; Thermal enhancement factor; V shape turbulator

Indexed keywords

AIR PREHEATERS; HEATING EQUIPMENT; PIPE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

EXERGY ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE STUDY; SOLAR AIR HEATER; THERMAL ENHANCEMENT FACTORS; TURBULATORS;

SOLAR HEATING;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOLAR ACTIVITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84940436120     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.07.020     Document Type: Article

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