Solar absorption heating in horizontal channel: Influence of absorbing plate location on thermal performance

Osman K. Siddiqui; Bekir S. Yilbas

doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2013.05.009

Solar absorption heating in horizontal channel: Influence of absorbing plate location on thermal performance

Osman K. Siddiqui
, Bekir S. Yilbas^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Thermal analysis of solar absorption heating system is considered and the influence of absorbing plate location on the performance characteristics is examined. The study is extended to include the effects of solar concentration and the Reynolds number on the performance characteristics. A numerical scheme incorporating the full radiation heating model is used in the simulations. It is found that the performance parameter increases with increasing Reynolds number. The performance parameter attains the highest value for the absorbing plate location at the mid-height of the channel for low solar concentration (C = 1). In the case of high solar concentration (C = 5), the performance parameter becomes the highest for the absorbing plate location at the top of the channel. The pump power loss parameter remains high for the absorbing plate location at the mid-heights of the channel.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	140-148
Number of pages	9
Journal	Energy Conversion and Management
Volume	74
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2013.05.009
State	Published - 2013

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Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the funded project RG 1204 via support of Thermoelectric Group formed by the Deanship of Scientific Research and Center of Excellence for Scientific Research Collaboration with MIT and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia for this work.

Keywords

Channel flow
Selective surface
Solar absorption

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Fuel Technology
Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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Solar absorption heating in horizontal channel: Influence of absorbing plate location on thermal performance

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