Thermal behaviour of solar air heater with compound parabolic concentrator

A mathematical model for computing the thermal performance of an air heater with a truncated compound parabolic concentrator having a flat one-sided absorber is presented. A computer code that employs an iterative solution procedure is constructed to solve the governing energy equations and to estim...

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Veröffentlicht in:Energy conversion and management 2008-04, Vol.49 (4), p.529-540
1. Verfasser: Tchinda, Réné
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A mathematical model for computing the thermal performance of an air heater with a truncated compound parabolic concentrator having a flat one-sided absorber is presented. A computer code that employs an iterative solution procedure is constructed to solve the governing energy equations and to estimate the performance parameters of the collector. The effects of the air mass flow rate, the wind speed and the collector length on the thermal performance of the present air heater are investigated. Predictions for the performance of the solar heater also exhibit reasonable agreement, with experimental data with an average error of 7%.
ISSN:0196-8904
1879-2227
DOI:10.1016/j.enconman.2007.08.004