Parametric investigation on the performance of natural convection flat plate solar air collector with additional transparent insulation material parallel slats (TIM-PS)

Solar Energy ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 231 ◽  
pp. 379-401
Author(s):  
Marwa Ammar ◽  
Ameni Mokni ◽  
Hatem Mhiri ◽  
Philippe Bournot
Keyword(s):  
Natural Convection ◽  
Flat Plate ◽  
Insulation Material ◽  
Parametric Investigation ◽  
Solar Air Collector

scholarly journals Experimental Investigation on Effect of Inclination Angle of a Flat Plate Solar Air Collector

2021 ◽  
Vol 945 (1) ◽  
pp. 012003
Author(s):  
K.S. Ong ◽  
K. Gobi ◽  
C. H. Lim ◽  
J.C. Tan ◽  
S. Naghavi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Flat Plate ◽  
Inclination Angle ◽  
Power Production ◽  
Air Cooling ◽  
Pv Panel ◽  
Air Heating ◽  
Solar Air Collector ◽  
Hot Weather

Abstract This study investigates the effect of inclination angle of a flat plate solar air collector in Kampar, Malaysia. Flat plate solar air collectors have been investigated since the early 1950s for air heating and crop drying. Their performances under natural convection air cooling are very similar to a photovoltaic (PV) panels for power production. A PV panel becomes hot when operating under hot weather which will affect the efficiency and lifespan. The panel could be cooled down by providing an air duct underneath which allowing natural convection air circulating inside the duct. The degree of cooling would depend upon the angle of inclination of the panel. This paper presents some experimental results on the effect of inclination angle on the performance of a flat plate solar air collector under natural convection air cooling.

NATURAL CONVECTION BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW PAST A FLAT PLATE OF FINITE DIMENSIONS

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 585-593
Author(s):  
M. Jana ◽  
S. Das ◽  
S. L. Maji ◽  
Rabindra N. Jana ◽  
S. K. Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Flat Plate ◽  
Boundary Layer Flow ◽  
Convection Boundary Layer ◽  
Flow Past ◽  
Convection Boundary ◽  
Layer Flow

scholarly journals Design And Analysis of Flat Plate Solar Air Dryer

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-40
Author(s):  
Arunprasad S ◽  
Saravanan P ◽  
Arulraj R
Keyword(s):  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Flat Plate ◽  
Basic Function ◽  
Insulation Material ◽  
Ansys Software ◽  
Heated Air ◽  
Moisture Extraction ◽  
Air Dryer ◽  
Drying Chamber

Solar dryers are equipment and using solar energy for drying substances, especially food. There are two common types of solar dryers: Direct & indirect. This is a dryer type in which the product to be dried directly absorbs the solar radiation. It is also referred to as a natural convection cabinet dryer, because the solar radiation falls directly on the surface; the product quality is reduced. Heated air from the drying chamber is blown through. A solar dryer's basic function is to heat air with solar energy to a constant temperature, which enables the moisture extraction from crops within a drying chamber. The main objective of flat plate solar air dryer model based on without tray & with tray chamber in Creo parametric software & computational fluid dynamics in Ansys software. Generally, solar air dryer is heat loss is possible, so it’s reduced with help of insulation material (glass wool & polyurethane). To predict the temperature difference in various air flow with insulation material. Furthermore, choose the better insulation material & difference between with & without tray chamber.

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