Numerical assessment of solar air heater performance having a broken arc and broken S-shaped ribs as roughness

• Autorzy: Haldia Shivam , Bisht Vijay Singh , Bhandari Prabhakar , Ranakoti Lalit , Negi Akashdeep

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DOI

10.24425/ather.2024.150435

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This research article aims to provide a detailed numerical study of the multifaceted impact of S-shaped and broken arc roughness on solar air heaters. Therefore, a strong comparison was made between the modified heaters and smooth heaters for Reynolds numbers ranging from 2 00022 000. Also, the impact of two parameters, i.e. pitch and gap was analyzed to optimize the performance of the heater. The gap varies from 0.3 mm to 0.9 mm in both types of ribs with a step size of 0.2 mm. Afterwards, the pitch distance between both types of roughness was varied from 15 mm to 25 mm in the step size of 5 mm. Notably, it has been observed that among all the considered configurations, the gap length of 0.9 mm and pitch length of 25 mm have shown significant improvements in heat transfer characteristics. The specific combination of the gap of 0.9 mm and pitch of 25 mm has demonstrated better heat transfer capabilities at the expense of an increased friction factor. Lastly, the thermal performance factor of the systems was analyzed and reported. It was reported that the pitch length of 25 mm and gap length of 0.9 mm have shown a maximum thermal performance factor value from 2.9 to 3.3, while the pitch length of 25 mm and gap length of 0.3 mm have depicted the lowest thermal performance factor value. In terms of the overall performance, i.e. the thermal performance factor, the combination with a gap of 0.9 mm and pitch of 25 mm has shown the best performance, while a gap of 0.3 mm and pitch of 25 mm has yielded the worst performance.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

solar air heater; thermal performance factor; S-shaped ribs; broken arc; numerical study

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Instytutu Maszyn Przepływowych PAN ; Komitet Termodynamiki i Spalania PAN
• Czasopismo: Archives of Thermodynamics
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 45, no 1
• Strony: 23--31
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 35 poz., rys.

Twórcy

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Haldia Shivam

• Department of Thermal Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Veer Madho Singh Bhandari Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand-248007, India

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Bisht Vijay Singh

• Department of Thermal Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Veer Madho Singh Bhandari Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand-248007, India

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Bhandari Prabhakar

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, K. R. Mangalam University, Gurgaon, Haryana-122103, India

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Ranakoti Lalit

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graphic Era Deemed to University, Clement Town, Dehradun, Uttarakhand-248002, India

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Negi Akashdeep

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graphic Era Deemed to University, Clement Town, Dehradun, Uttarakhand-248002, India

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