Effect of the artificial roughness dispositions on the thermal exchanges in a flat solar collector

BENSACI, Charaf Eddine (2021) Effect of the artificial roughness dispositions on the thermal exchanges in a flat solar collector. Doctoral thesis, Université Mohamed Khider – Biskra.

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Abstract

In this thesis, a numerical and experimental study of different position of the baffles in a solar air heater have been presented in order to improve its thermal and hydraulic performance. The numerical study was performed on four cases corresponding to different placements of baffles, where the experimental model of the solar air heater was designed, manufactured and used for the validation of the numerical model. The CFD simulations have been performed by ANSYS FLUENT 15.0. Based on the obtained results, the new baffle placements show that effective thermo-hydraulic performance is not just a function of the shape or changes in the geometric parameters of the baffles. The correct placement of baffles dramatically improves the thermohydraulic performance of solar air heaters. The effect of baffle positions on local convective heat transfer coefficients has been discussed

Item Type: Thesis (Doctoral)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Solar air heater; Baffles; CFD simulation; Local convective heat transfer coefficient; Thermo-hydraulic performance.
Subjects: T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Divisions: Faculté des Sciences et de la technologie > Département de Génie Mécanique
Depositing User: Mr. Mourad Kebiel
Date Deposited: 09 Feb 2021 08:12
Last Modified: 21 Feb 2021 09:02
URI: http://thesis.univ-biskra.dz/id/eprint/5304

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