A review on recent developments in thermal performance enhancement methods of flat plate solar air collector

E Vengadesan, R Senthil - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
The recent studies on thermal performance enhancement of the flat plate solar air collectors
are critically reviewed primarily regarding the absorber surface modifications, multiple …

Performance augmentation of solar air heaters: a comprehensive analysis

AK Hegde, R Pai, KV Karanth - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the years, more and more researchers have developed efficient ways of using solar air
heaters (SAH) for collection and utilization of solar radiation for thermal applications. In this …

Evaluation of the performance of an improved solar air heater with “S” shaped ribs with gap

D Wang, J Liu, Y Liu, Y Wang, B Li, J Liu - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Compared with liquid solar collectors, the thermal efficiency of solar air heaters is generally
low. To improve the thermal efficiency of a solar air collector, an improved solar air heater …

Review on the design modifications of a solar air heater for improvement in the thermal performance

HS Arunkumar, KV Karanth, S Kumar - Sustainable Energy Technologies …, 2020 - Elsevier
Solar air heaters are widely used in various household and industrial applications. Reduced
thermal efficiency of solar air heaters has necessitated the researchers to focus on the …

Experimental and numerical investigations of a single and double pass porous serpentine wavy wiremesh packed bed solar air heater

S Singh - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
This research work presents the thermal performance investigation of a porous serpentine
wavy wiremesh packed bed solar air heater, experimentally and numerically. Experimental …

Energy, exergy, and economic analysis of tubular solar air heater with porous material: an experimental study

S Abo-Elfadl, MS Yousef, MF El-Dosoky… - Applied Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
The performance of solar air heater of having a new design tubular absorber of adjacent
parallel tubes called tubular is investigated experimentally via energy, exergy, energy …

Impacts of adding porous media on performance of double-pass solar air heater under natural and forced air circulation processes

MMM Salih, OR Alomar, HNS Yassien - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents an experimental work on two trapezoidal double-pass solar air heaters
(DPSAH) having double glass covers under natural and forced air circulation conditions to …

Enhanced performance assessment of an integrated evacuated tube and flat plate collector solar air heater with thermal storage material

MK El-Fakharany, AEA Abo-Samra… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
The solar air heater incorporating flat plate solar collectors is a straightforward system
suitable for domestic use. Nonetheless, it faces challenges with lower thermal efficiency …

Thermal performance analysis of a quadruple-pass solar air collector assisted pilot-scale greenhouse dryer

AD Tuncer, A Sözen, A Khanlari, A Amini, C Şirin - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Solar air collectors can be utilized in different applications like process air preheaters,
dryers, and fresh air providing in buildings. In addition to solar air collectors, greenhouse …
S Singh, SK Chaurasiya, BS Negi, S Chander… - Renewable energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present work, the thermal performance of im**ing jet double pass solar air heater is
investigated experimentally. A corrugated wavy plate consists of circular holes, each of 7.66 …