Performance study of a solar chimney air heater

The thermal efficiency of conventional solar air heaters could be significantly improved by making some design configurations. In this study, a solar chimney air heater was employed and the effect of glazing, fins and convection (natural/forced) on the thermal efficiency of the heater was investigat...

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Main Authors: Prakash Parthasarathy, Nugroho Agung Pambudi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X19300395