The objective of this study is to promote the production for small scale drying industries by
reducing the drying time of agricultural products. Discrete mirrors are arranged in a …

Enhancement of heat transfer in solar air heater systems using corrugations has the dual
benefit of enhanced heat transfer area and enhanced flow turbulence. This work presents …

Two-dimensional numerical analysis is conducted to determine the influence of upstream
surface modifications of a novel clerestory shaped rib turbulator on thermal performance …

The influence of discretely placed sinewave corrugations on the effective thermal
performance of the solar air heater system is presented using numerical methodology. The …

Conventionally, the study of convection heat transfer merely focuses on the behavior of air
flow without considering the conductive effect of the horizontal flat plate. However, it is …

Timelessly, the sun has been paramount source of energy for life on earth and a large
portion of the energy is utilized just for warmth and lighting. Decisively, daylight can be …

This manuscript reports computational fluid dynamic simulations of turbulent air forced-
convection and friction loss in a horizontal-duct air-heat exchanger. Epsilon-shaped baffles …

This paper presents the numerical analysis on the impact of combined U-shaped rib and
semi-circular rib on heat transfer augmentation of flat plate solar air heater system. The …

Rib geometry has significant impact on the thermal performance of solar air heaters, and
every geometry has its own limitations. However, a suitable modification of a given rib …

This paper presents the effect of deflector ribs on the thermal performance of flat plate solar
air heater using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methodology. The analysis is carried …