Numerical simulation of flat plate solar air heater with optimal absorber effect and double glazed glass

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Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• Ali Zanganeh Inalo ¹
• mohammad sefid ²
• mohammad saleh barghi jahromi ³

¹ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran

² Professor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Yazd University

³ PhD Student in Energy Conversion, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran

10.22067/jacsm.2024.89384.1278

Abstract

Due to the low efficiency of these air heaters, methods such as the use of expanded surfaces on the absorber, the use of thicker glass, the use of porous media, and geometric changes on the absorber plate (waving the absorber plate with different patterns) can be used. In this numerical research, an attempt is made to investigate the geometrical changes created on the solar air heater with the computational fluid dynamics method compare the result with the conducted research, and select the optimal mode. By adding several baffles to the air heater, the output temperature and as a result the overall efficiency of the air heater increased. The optimization of changing the air gap (thickness) and single and double-pane glass was investigated. The results show that the most optimal thickness for the flat plate solar air heater is about 15 to 18 cm thick and the efficiency in the case of double glazed glass is many times higher than that of single glazed glass.

Keywords

• Solar Energy
• Flat Plate Solar Air Heater
• Thermal Efficiency
• Optimal Absorber Plate
• Double Glass

Main Subjects

• Renewable energy

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