Augmented artificially roughened solar air heaters

AS Yadav, A Agrawal, A Sharma, S Sharma… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Revisiting the effect of ribs on performance of solar air heater using CFD approach

AS Yadav, A Agrawal, A Sharma, A Gupta - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar air heating is a type of renewable energy heating technology that uses the sun's
insolation to convert the energy into air. It is commonly used in commercial and industrial …

Thermo-hydraulic performance analysis of a solar air heater (SAH) with quarter-circular ribs on the absorber plate: A comparative study

Y Mahanand, JR Senapati - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
The thermo-hydraulic characteristics of a solar air heater with quarter-circular ribs on the
absorber plate are studied numerically. A comparison of the three different arrangements of …

[HTML][HTML] Computational and experimental assessment of solar air heater roughened with six different baffles

S Sharma, RK Das, K Kulkarni - Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study emphasizes on a comparative assessment of solar air heater (SAH)
roughened with six different baffles viz. Transverse, inclined transverse, dimple, inclined …

Heat transfer and fluid flow analysis of sinusoidal protrusion rib in solar air heater

S Kumar, SK Verma - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Three dimensional (3D) simulation has been carried out to study the heat transfer and fluid
flow phenomenon of sinusoidal protrusion rib (SPR) in solar air heater (SAH). The …

Computational analysis of modified solar air heater having combination of ribs and protrusion in S-shaped configuration

S Kumar, VS Bisht, P Bhandari, L Ranakoti… - International Journal on …, 2024 - Springer
Use of different roughness in solar air heater can effectively influence the thermo-hydraulic
performance. In present work, solar air heater was roughened with ribs and protrusion in S …

Experimental analysis and thermal management of solar air heater roughened with sine wave baffles

S Sharma, RK Das, K Kulkarni - … Part A: Journal of Power and …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
In the present study, a thermo-hydraulic performance (THP) of solar air heater (SAH) has
been assessed by placing sine wave-shaped baffles on the heat-absorbing surface. The …

Numerical analysis of the effect of baffle length and arrangement on the thermal performance of solar air channels

I Jamal, FZ Barhdadi, S Daoudi, A Kaouachi - … Communications in Heat …, 2025 - Elsevier
Improving heat transfer in solar air ducts is crucial to increasing the efficiency of solar
heating systems. The addition of baffles is an effective technique for optimizing this heat …

Critical review on thermal performance enhancement techniques for flat plate solar collectors

K Gaurav, SK Verma - … Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Supply of energy against continuous increase in energy demand is a great challenge for the
present time. This has compelled the researchers to develop energy-efficient and …

Innovative im**ing jet methods for performance enhancement: a review

A Srivastav, R Maithani, S Sharma - Journal of Thermal Analysis and …, 2024 - Springer
This paper explores diverse techniques aimed at enhancing the heat transfer performance
of solar air heaters, with a primary emphasis on im**ing jet arrays. The discussion …