Role of hybrid-nanofluid in heat transfer enhancement–A review

M Muneeshwaran, G Srinivasan, P Muthukumar… - … Communications in Heat …, 2021 - Elsevier
The promising thermophysical properties of mono nanofluids show great potential in various
heat transfer applications. The properties of mono nanofluids can be tailored by varying the …

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 …

3D simulation and parametric optimization of a solar air heater with a novel staggered cuboid baffles

H Parsa, M Saffar-Avval, MR Hajmohammadi - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Thermo-hydraulic efficiency and correlation development of an indoor designed jet impingement solar thermal collector roughened with discrete multi-arc ribs

R Kumar, S Kumar, R Nadda, K Kumar, V Goel - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The present work examines the combined influence of artificial roughness and jet
impingement on the performance of solar air heater (SAH). The impingement jet SAH is …

Thermal performance prediction of a solar air heater with a C-shape finned absorber plate using RF, LR and KNN models of Machine learning

A Saravanan, S Parida, M Murugan, MS Reddy… - Thermal Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
To predict the thermal performance of a solar air heater (SAH) with a C-shape finned
absorber panel, Machine Learning (ML) models, namely Random Forest (RF), Linear …

Numerical analysis of heat transfer improvement for pulsating flow in a periodic corrugated channel with discrete V-type winglets

S Akcay - International Communications in Heat and Mass …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study, the effects on the hydraulic and thermal performance of pulsating flow
in a periodic corrugated channel with discrete V-type winglets were numerically …

Experimental and numerical methods for the performance analysis of a tubular three-pass solar air heater

OK Maurya, JP Ekka, D Kumar, D Dewangan, A Singh - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
A new absorber surface is designed for solar air heaters to make them compact and
enhance heat transfer parameters. The current paper presents the novel absorber design …

Investigation of thermal performance in a solar air heater having variable arc ribbed fin configuration

G Sureandhar, G Srinivasan, P Muthukumar… - Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
A solar air heater having arc ribbed wire configuration was designed and tested. The
influence of variable arc ribbed fin arrangement on the performance of solar air heater …

Exergy, energy and economic analysis of a V-groove assist rotating tray type solar cabinet dryer for drying potato chips

CK Sethi, SK Acharya, SR Ghanem, A Behera… - Journal of Stored …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this present work we have studied the exergy, energy and economic performance of a V-
grooved type air collector with rotating trays type of solar cabinet dryer for drying potato …

Experimental study of a solar air heater with modified absorber plate through square obstacles with threaded pin fins

PP Borah, KK Pathak, A Gupta, S Roy, B Das - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this present experimental study, a flat absorber plate of a solar air heater (SAH) is
modified through square obstacles with threaded pin fins to rate the performance of the SAH …