Device Performance Improvement of Double-Pass Wire Mesh Packed Solar Air Heaters under Recycling Operation Conditions

The improvement of device performance of a recycling solar air heater featuring a wire mesh packing was investigated experimentally and theoretically. The application of the wire mesh packing and recycle-effect concept to the present study were proposed aiming to strengthen the convective heat-trans...

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Main Authors: Chii-Dong Ho, Hsuan Chang, Chun-Sheng Lin, Chun-Chieh Chao, Yi-En Tien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-01-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/9/2/68