A review of solar air flat plate collector for drying application

A Fudholi, K Sopian - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
In this review, we present the fundamental mechanisms and descriptions of solar collectors,
which are indispensable components of solar dryers. Then, analysis methods typically used …

A review of solar air collectors about various modifications for performance enhancement

C Mund, SK Rathore, RK Sahoo - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The depletion of fossil fuel and their impact on the environment due to continual usage for
our ever-increasing power needs has forced us to look pro-actively towards other renewable …

Experimental and numerical study of the effect of integrating plus-shaped perforated baffles to solar air collector in drying application

A Khanlari, HÖ Güler, AD Tuncer, C Şirin, YC Bilge… - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Solar thermal systems like solar water and solar air collectors (SCs) are generally used
because of their simple structure and high thermal efficiency. Solar air collectors could be …

Energy-exergy and enviro-economic survey of solar air heaters with various air channel modifications

AD Tuncer, A Khanlari, A Sözen, EY Gürbüz, C Şirin… - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Solar air heaters (SAHs) are generally used in different applications because of their simple
structure, low setup cost, and also their higher energy conversion efficiency. In this study, a v …

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] Computational and experimental assessment of solar air heater roughened with six different baffles

S Sharma, RK Das, K Kulkarni - Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study emphasizes on a comparative assessment of solar air heater (SAH)
roughened with six different baffles viz. Transverse, inclined transverse, dimple, inclined …

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 …

Drying municipal sewage sludge with v-groove triple-pass and quadruple-pass solar air heaters along with testing of a solar absorber drying chamber

A Khanlari, A Sözen, F Afshari, C Şirin… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Everyday a large amount of sewage sludge is produced in cities and proper and
environmentally friendly municipal wastewater treatment is needed. Finding a convenient …