A Review on CFD Based Analysis of Thermal Performance of Solar Air Heater Having Artificial Roughness
Keywords:
Solar air heater, Solar Energy, CFD, Fluid-Flow, THP
Abstract
Solar air heater has been used for many applications requiring low to medium grade thermal energy like space heating and cooling, agricultural drying etc. Though the energy density is low and the availability is not continuous, it has now become possible to harness this abundantly available energy very reliable for many purposes by using the artificial roughness on absorber plate and hence maximum thermal losses occur to the atmosphere. The use of an artificial roughness on the surface is an effective technique to enhance the rate of heat transfer to fluid flow in the duct of a solar air heater. The objective of this paper is to present a detailed review of literature that deals which the application of CFD in the design of solar air heater transfer, friction factor and flow simulation techniques. Correlation developed for heat transfer and friction factor for different roughness geometries by various investigators in solar air heater are presented.
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B.N.Prasad and J.S.Saini, Effect of artificial roughness on heat transfer and friction factor in a solar air heater, Solar Energy, 41(1988), 555560.
S.J..Arulanandam, K.G.Terry Hollands and E.Brundrett, A CFD heat transfer analysis of the transpired solar collector under no-wind conditions, Solar Energy, 67(1999), 93100.
J.L.Bhagoria, J.S.Saini and S.C.Solanki, Heat transfer coefficient and friction factor correlations for rectangular solar air heater duct having transverse wedge shaped rib roughness on the absorber plate, Renewable Energy, 25(2002), 341369.
S.K.Saini and R.P.Saini, Development of correlations for Nusselt number and friction factor for solar air heater with roughened duct having arc-shaped wire as artificial roughness, Solar Energy, 82(2008), 1110-1118.
Apurba Layek, J.S.Saini and S.C.Solanki, Effect of chamfering on heat transfer and friction characteristics of solar air heater having absorber plate roughened with compound turbulators, Renewable Energy, 34(2009), 12921298.
Prashant Baredar, Shankar Kumar, Ajeet Kumar Giri and Jitendra Kumar, Heat transfer and fluid flow analysis of roughness rib in solar air heater duct by computational fluid dynamics (CFD), Current World Environment, 5(2010), 279-285.
Sanjay Sharma, Ranjit Singh and Brij Bhushan, CFD based investigation on effect of roughness element pitch on performance of artificially roughened duct used in solar air heaters, International Journal of Advanced Engineering Technology, 2(2011), 234-241.
P.Velmurugan and P.Ramesh , Evaluation of thermal performance of wire mesh solar air heater, Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 4(2011), 12-14.
A.M.Lanjewar, J.L.Bhagoria and R.M.Sarviya, Thermohydraulic Performance Of Solar Air Collector Using W-Shaped Artificial Roughness, Journal of Environmental Research And Development, 6(2012), 874-878.
A.K.Sharma and N.S.Thakur, CFD based fluid flow and heat transfer analysis of a V-shaped roughened surface solar air heater, International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 4( 2012), 2115-2121.
O.Mahfoud, M.Zedayria, A.Moummi and N.Moummi, Numerical 2D study of air flow controlled by active technique in solar air collectors, Revue des Energies Renouvelables, 16(2013), 159170.
P.W Ingle, A.Pawar, B.D.Deshmukh and K.C.Bhosale, CFD Analysis of Solar Flat Plate Collector, International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, 3(2013), 337-342.
A.Kumar, M.Sethi, K.Kumar, S.Khurana and A.Pathania, Thin circular wire in discrete angled rib geometries as the roughness element, International Journal of Thermal Technologies, 3(2013), 43-47.
A.Chuabe, PK.Sahoo and SC.Solanki, Analysis of heat transfer augmentations and flow characteistics due to rib roughness over absorber plate of a solar air heater, Renew Energy, 31(3)(2006), 317-31.
S.Kumar and RP.Saini, CFD based performance analysis of a solar air heater duct provided with artificial roughness, Renew Energy 34(2009), 1285-91.
S.V Karmare and A.N Tikekar, Analysis of fluid flow and heat transfer in a rib grit roughened surface solar air heater using CFD, Solar Energy, 84(2010), 409-417.
BK.Gandhi, KM.Singh, Experimental and numerical investigations on flow through wedge sharp rib roughened duct, Inst Eng(India)J-MC, 90(2010), 13-8.
A.K Sharma and NS.Thakur, CFD based fluid flow and heat transfer analysis of a v-shaped roughened surface solar air heater, Int J Eng Sci Technol, 4(5)(2012), 2115-21.
A.S Yadav and J.L Bhagoria, A CFD based heat transfer and fluid flow analysis of a solar air heater provided with circular transverse wire rib roughness on the absorber plate, Energy 55(2013), 1127-1142.
Anil Singh Yadav and J.L Bhagoria, A CFD Analysis Of A Solar Air Heater Having Triangular Rib Roughness On The Absorber Plate, International Journal of ChemTech Research, 5(2013), 964-971.
B.N.Prasad and J.S.Saini, Effect of artificial roughness on heat transfer and friction factor in a solar air heater, Solar Energy, 41(1988), 555560.
S.J..Arulanandam, K.G.Terry Hollands and E.Brundrett, A CFD heat transfer analysis of the transpired solar collector under no-wind conditions, Solar Energy, 67(1999), 93100.
J.L.Bhagoria, J.S.Saini and S.C.Solanki, Heat transfer coefficient and friction factor correlations for rectangular solar air heater duct having transverse wedge shaped rib roughness on the absorber plate, Renewable Energy, 25(2002), 341369.
S.K.Saini and R.P.Saini, Development of correlations for Nusselt number and friction factor for solar air heater with roughened duct having arc-shaped wire as artificial roughness, Solar Energy, 82(2008), 1110-1118.
Apurba Layek, J.S.Saini and S.C.Solanki, Effect of chamfering on heat transfer and friction characteristics of solar air heater having absorber plate roughened with compound turbulators, Renewable Energy, 34(2009), 12921298.
Prashant Baredar, Shankar Kumar, Ajeet Kumar Giri and Jitendra Kumar, Heat transfer and fluid flow analysis of roughness rib in solar air heater duct by computational fluid dynamics (CFD), Current World Environment, 5(2010), 279-285.
Sanjay Sharma, Ranjit Singh and Brij Bhushan, CFD based investigation on effect of roughness element pitch on performance of artificially roughened duct used in solar air heaters, International Journal of Advanced Engineering Technology, 2(2011), 234-241.
P.Velmurugan and P.Ramesh , Evaluation of thermal performance of wire mesh solar air heater, Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 4(2011), 12-14.
A.M.Lanjewar, J.L.Bhagoria and R.M.Sarviya, Thermohydraulic Performance Of Solar Air Collector Using W-Shaped Artificial Roughness, Journal of Environmental Research And Development, 6(2012), 874-878.
A.K.Sharma and N.S.Thakur, CFD based fluid flow and heat transfer analysis of a V-shaped roughened surface solar air heater, International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 4( 2012), 2115-2121.
O.Mahfoud, M.Zedayria, A.Moummi and N.Moummi, Numerical 2D study of air flow controlled by active technique in solar air collectors, Revue des Energies Renouvelables, 16(2013), 159170.
P.W Ingle, A.Pawar, B.D.Deshmukh and K.C.Bhosale, CFD Analysis of Solar Flat Plate Collector, International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, 3(2013), 337-342.
A.Kumar, M.Sethi, K.Kumar, S.Khurana and A.Pathania, Thin circular wire in discrete angled rib geometries as the roughness element, International Journal of Thermal Technologies, 3(2013), 43-47.
A.Chuabe, PK.Sahoo and SC.Solanki, Analysis of heat transfer augmentations and flow characteistics due to rib roughness over absorber plate of a solar air heater, Renew Energy, 31(3)(2006), 317-31.
S.Kumar and RP.Saini, CFD based performance analysis of a solar air heater duct provided with artificial roughness, Renew Energy 34(2009), 1285-91.
S.V Karmare and A.N Tikekar, Analysis of fluid flow and heat transfer in a rib grit roughened surface solar air heater using CFD, Solar Energy, 84(2010), 409-417.
BK.Gandhi, KM.Singh, Experimental and numerical investigations on flow through wedge sharp rib roughened duct, Inst Eng(India)J-MC, 90(2010), 13-8.
A.K Sharma and NS.Thakur, CFD based fluid flow and heat transfer analysis of a v-shaped roughened surface solar air heater, Int J Eng Sci Technol, 4(5)(2012), 2115-21.
A.S Yadav and J.L Bhagoria, A CFD based heat transfer and fluid flow analysis of a solar air heater provided with circular transverse wire rib roughness on the absorber plate, Energy 55(2013), 1127-1142.
Anil Singh Yadav and J.L Bhagoria, A CFD Analysis Of A Solar Air Heater Having Triangular Rib Roughness On The Absorber Plate, International Journal of ChemTech Research, 5(2013), 964-971.
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Priya Ranjan, & Rajeev Ranjan. (2015). A Review on CFD Based Analysis of Thermal Performance of Solar Air Heater Having Artificial Roughness. International Journal of Current Research in Science and Technology, 1(6), 11-19. Retrieved from https://crst.gfer.org/index.php/crst/article/view/30
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