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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
Thermal performance investigation of double pass-finned plate solar air heater
Thermal performance investigation of double pass-finned plate solar air heater
 
Subject : Physics 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : In this paper, the double pass-finned plate solar air heater was investigated theoretically and experimentally. An analytical model for the air heater was presented. Numerical calculations had been performed under Tanta (latitude, 30° 47'N and longitude, 31°E) prevailing weather conditions. The theoretical predictions indicated that the agreement with the measured performance is fairly good. Comparisons between the measured outlet temperatures of flowing air, temperature of the absorber plate and output power of the double pass-finned and v-corrugated plate solar air heaters were also presented. The effect of mass flow rates of air on pressure drop, thermal and thermohydraulic efficiencies of the double pass-finned and v-corrugated plate solar air heaters were also investigated. The results showed that the double pass v-corrugated plate solar air heater is 9.3-11.9% more efficient compared to the double pass-finned plate solar air heater. It was also indicated that the peak values of the thermohydraulic efficiencies of the double pass-finned and v-corrugated plate solar air heaters were obtained when the mass flow rates of the flowing air equal 0.0125 and 0.0225 kg/s, respectively. 
ISSN : 0306-2619 
Journal Name : Applied Energy 
Volume : 88 
Issue Number : 5 
Publishing Year : 1432 AH
2011 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Sunday, June 10, 2012 

Researchers

Researcher Name (Arabic)Researcher Name (English)Researcher TypeDr GradeEmail
أحمد عبد العظيم السباعيEl-Sebaii, A AResearcherDoctorateaasebaii@yahoo.com
S Aboul-EneinAboul-Enein, S ResearcherDoctorate 
M R.I. RamadanRamadan, M R.I.ResearcherDoctorate 
S M ShalabyShalaby, S MResearcherDoctoratesaleh_shalaby@yahoo.com
B M MoharramMoharram, B MResearcherDoctorate 

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