A review on recent developments in thermal performance enhancement methods of flat plate solar air collector

E Vengadesan, R Senthil - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
The recent studies on thermal performance enhancement of the flat plate solar air collectors
are critically reviewed primarily regarding the absorber surface modifications, multiple …

Thermal performance enhancement of tube-type alternative indirect solar dryer with iron mesh modification

A Sözen, C Şirin, A Khanlari, AD Tuncer, EY Gürbüz - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Clean and sustainable energy generation is a substantial necessity for developing world.
Solar energy is an extensively utilized renewable energy resource and it can be utilized for …

[HTML][HTML] Theoretical study and indoor experimental validation of performance of the new photovoltaic thermal solar collector (PVT) based water system

AL Abdullah, S Misha, N Tamaldin, MAM Rosli… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Hybrid Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) systems are an solar technology that the
enables simultaneous the conversion of solar energy into electrical and thermal energy. One …

Effect of turbulator modifications on the thermal performance of cost-effective alternative solar air heater

F Afshari, A Sözen, A Khanlari, AD Tuncer, C Şirin - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Over the past years, there has been a huge growth in the solar energy research,
development and progress, due to being a renewable, economical and non-polluting energy …

Thermal performance analysis of a quadruple-pass solar air collector assisted pilot-scale greenhouse dryer

AD Tuncer, A Sözen, A Khanlari, A Amini, C Şirin - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Solar air collectors can be utilized in different applications like process air preheaters,
dryers, and fresh air providing in buildings. In addition to solar air collectors, greenhouse …

Experimental and CFD survey of indirect solar dryer modified with low-cost iron mesh

HÖ Güler, A Sözen, AD Tuncer, F Afshari, A Khanlari… - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present work, double-pass indirect solar dryer (DPISD) and double-pass indirect solar
dryer with mesh absorber modification (DPISDMA) have been designed, analyzed …

Thermal performance improvement of an indirect solar dryer with tube-type absorber packed with aluminum wool

A Sözen, FŞ Kazancıoğlu, AD Tuncer, A Khanlari… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, increasing energy demand and limited fossil fuel resources increased
utilization of renewable and sustainable energy sources. Solar thermal systems are utilized …

Exergetic and enviromental assessment of a photovoltaic thermal-thermoelectric system using nanofluids: Indoor experimental tests

S Soltani, A Kasaeian, A Lavajoo, R Loni… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, an experimental setup consisting of a photovoltaic thermal collector integrated
with a thermoelectric module was fabricated and its efficacy was tested. Five various cooling …

Thermal performance evaluation of a solar air heater integrated with helical tubes carrying phase change material

A Saxena, N Agarwal, E Cuce - Journal of Energy Storage, 2020 - Elsevier
In this present work, the efforts have been made to improve the efficiency of solar air heater
(SAH). For this, total two models have been developed. There is one reference model SAH …

Design and thermal performance evaluation of an air heater with low cost thermal energy storage

A Saxena, P Verma, G Srivastava, N Kishore - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present experimental study a modified solar air heater (SAH) has been tested which
integrated with cylindrical copper tube carrying low cost thermal energy storage (TES) …