The recent studies on thermal performance enhancement of the flat plate solar air collectors
are critically reviewed primarily regarding the absorber surface modifications, multiple …

The use of solar air heaters (SAH) for the collection and effective utilization of solar
radiations for thermal applications is widely reported in the literature. The current article …

A solar air collector (SAC) is a main device of a solar-thermal air system, which can absorb
solar radiation and transfer the absorbed thermal energy to the air. This paper presents a …

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 …

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 …

Thermal performance enhancement of solar air heaters is critical for efficient utilization of
energy. In the present work, a numerical study and parametric optimization of turbulent …

This research work presents the thermal performance investigation of a porous serpentine
wavy wiremesh packed bed solar air heater, experimentally and numerically. Experimental …

Solar air heaters (SAHs) are popular solar energy collection systems due to their simple
design and construction. However, conventional SAHs face limitations, including a small …

A numerical investigation has been conducted to analyze the hydro-thermal characteristics
of a solar air heaters when its absorber plate has S-shaped pattern dimple roughness. This …

The present study emphasizes on a comparative assessment of solar air heater (SAH)
roughened with six different baffles viz. Transverse, inclined transverse, dimple, inclined …