Performance Characteristics of Solar Air Heaters by using CFD Approach

The book explores the application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in designing solar air heaters, highlighting its effectiveness in predicting performance. It contrasts conventional solar air heaters with those using corrugated absorbed plates, noting that various corrugation shapes enhance thermal performance. The study examines how different flow parameters affect the flow and temperature fields, as well as heat transfer, revealing that increased mass flow rates improve Nusselt numbers while reducing friction factors. Additionally, it compares CFD results with prior experimental findings.