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Thermal and thermohydraulic performance of wavy finned absorber solar air heater
Abhishek Priyam,Prabha Chand +1 more
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In this article, the performance analysis of finned absorber solar air heater has been investigated analytically and the expression for collector efficiency factor of such collector has been developed and the effects of mass flow rates and fin spacings on the thermal performance have been presented and the results are compared with plain solar air heaters.About:
This article is published in Solar Energy.The article was published on 2016-06-01. It has received 113 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Thermal efficiency & Fin.read more
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A comprehensive review on single phase heat transfer enhancement techniques in heat exchanger applications
Tabish Alam,Man-Hoe Kim +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, an effort has been made to categorize the active and passive methods and review the various heat transfer techniques applied in heat exchangers, and a combined method have also been recommended which include both active and active methods.
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Convection of heat and thermodynamic irreversibilities in two-phase, turbulent nanofluid flows in solar heaters by corrugated absorber plates
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of simultaneous implementation of corrugated walls and nanoparticles on the performance of solar heaters are investigated, and the effect of wall profiles and nanoparticle concentration on the pertinent parameters including Nusselt number, pressure drop, performance evaluation criterion, and thermal and frictional irreversibilities are studied.
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First and second laws of thermodynamics analysis of nanofluid flow inside a heat exchanger duct with wavy walls and a porous insert
TL;DR: In this article, the combined effects of using nanofluid, a porous insert and corrugated walls on heat transfer, pressure drop and entropy generation inside a heat exchanger duct are investigated.
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A review on recent developments in thermal performance enhancement methods of flat plate solar air collector
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide an insight into the recent critical findings on the thermal performance enhancement of the flat plate solar air collector to stimulate further developments towards the betterment of sustainable development.
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