Energy, exergy, economic and environmental analyses of solar air heating systems with and without thermal energy storage for sustainable development: A systematic …

SK Pathak, VV Tyagi, K Chopra, B Kalidasan… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar air heating is the most widely used for crop drying, building and space heating
applications due to its technological maturity and economic viability. Still, solar air heaters …

A review of industrial food processing using solar dryers with heat storage systems

JP Ekka, D Kumar - Journal of Stored Products Research, 2023 - Elsevier
In the current scenario of food scarcity, most develo** countries are facing the issue of
food losses due to improper post-harvesting process, which accounts for about 50% of fruits …

Analysis of an infrared-assisted triple-flow prototype solar drying system with nano-embedded absorber coating: an experimental and numerical study

A Khanlari, AD Tuncer - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the impact of combined usage of infrared heater and nano-improved absorber
coating in the triple-flow solar dryer (TFSD) has been analyzed. In the first stage of the study …

Smart optimization and investigation of a PCMs-filled helical finned-tubes double-pass solar air heater: an experimental data-driven deep learning approach

T Rehman, DD Nguyen, M Sajawal - Thermal Science and Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Solar Air Heaters (SAHs), widely utilized for space heating and drying in residential
and commercial settings, exhibit performance dependent on several operational …

Experimental investigation and artificial neural networks (ANNs) based prediction of thermal performance of solar air heaters with different surface geometry

KN Çerçi, DB Saydam, E Hürdoğan, C Ozalp - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar air heaters (SAHs) are one of the most utilized tools to obtain heat energy from the
sun. A variety of SAH models exist with different geometries used for improving the heat …

Experimental study of a solar air heater with modified absorber plate through square obstacles with threaded pin fins

PP Borah, KK Pathak, A Gupta, S Roy, B Das - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this present experimental study, a flat absorber plate of a solar air heater (SAH) is
modified through square obstacles with threaded pin fins to rate the performance of the SAH …

Energetic and exergetic analysis of jet im**ement solar thermal collector featuring discrete multi-arc shaped ribs absorber surface

S Thapa, R Kumar, D Lee - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
This study analytically examines the thermal, effective, and exergetic efficiency of a jet
im**ement solar thermal collector (JISTC) roughened with discrete multi-arc-shaped ribs …

Experimental and numerical methods for the performance analysis of a tubular three-pass solar air heater

OK Maurya, JP Ekka, D Kumar, D Dewangan, A Singh - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
A new absorber surface is designed for solar air heaters to make them compact and
enhance heat transfer parameters. The current paper presents the novel absorber design …

Improving the performance of a triple-flow solar air collector using recyclable aluminum cans as extended heat transfer surfaces: An energetic, exergetic, economic …

AD Tuncer, A Khanlari - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In the current work, the effect of integrating recyclable aluminum cans as tubular fins to a
triple-flow solar air collector (TFSAC) has been numerically and experimentally investigated …

Differential exergy investigation and environ-economic assessment of a dimpled plate and flat plate solar air heater under turbulent conditions

A Kumar, R Kumar, A Bhushan - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The current investigation explores the performance of a spherical dimple solar air heater (D-
SAH) within the framework of the Second Law of Thermodynamics under turbulent …