An effective method to increase the heat transfer rate of fluid flowing in a solar air heater duct
(SAHD) is to apply artificial roughness geometry over the absorber plate. The heat …

The use of baffles, fins, ribs, and grooves in the solar air heater (SAH) improves heat transfer
(HT). Various efforts were made to improve heat transfer rates through duct using these …

The rib provided over absorber plate can improve the performance of solar air heater (SAH).
The effect of forward chamfered ribbed absorber plate is studied in the present article. Two …

Application of protrusion rib roughnesses on the absorber plate of solar air heater (SAH)
duct can effectively enhance the heat transfer rate irrespective of pressure drop penalty. This …

Solar air heating devices have been employed in a wide range of industrial and home
applications for solar energy conversion and recovery. It is a useful technique for increasing …

Inserting roughness geometry on the heat transfer surface of the collector plate is one of the
sound ways to improve the heat transport rate through a solar air heater duct (SAHD). The …

Turbulent flow and convective heat transfer of air inside channel of rectangular cross-
section, containing rectangular baffles with inclined upper part planted on the opposite …

A study is carried out providing integrated roughness over absorber plate of solar air heater
to improve its potential for heat transfer augmentation. A number of experiments are …

Ribs on the underside of the absorber plate of solar air heater enhance the convective heat
transfer rate of the air flowing through it. Several experimental and numerical investigations …

Solar air heating (solar collector) is a renewable heating technology and provides heat
using solar energy. With fuel costs and other factors, solar air heaters (SAHs) are getting …