Flat Plate Collector Solar Air Heater” Simulation and Analysis, Investigations in Flat Plate Collector (FPC): A Review

Mr. Virendra Sharma
Mechanical Engineering& GSFCUuniversity Vadodra Gujarat India, , IN

Mr. Santosh Vyas
Mechanical Engineering& GSFCUuniversity Vadodra Gujarat India, , IN

Dr. Sunil Punjabi
Mechanical Engineering& GSFCUuniversity Vadodra Gujarat India, , IN

Mr. Akash Bhavsar
Mechanical Engineering& GSFCUuniversity Vadodra Gujarat India, , IN

Mr. Jitendra Patel
Mechanical Engineering& GSFCUuniversity Vadodra Gujarat India, , IN

Keywords: Solar air heater, Solar dryer, Thermal efficiency, Drying rate

Abstract

Solar thermal energy is one of the most abandoned sources of renewable energy available in the world. The scientific basis for the utilization of solar energy by man was acquired some years ago, but until recently, it was not considered technologically feasible to make use of it on a large scale. Already, small scale applications are at work and steadily gaining new market. A review of various research works and investigations based on simulation of thermal performance of FPC-type solar air heater has been conducted. Mathematical modelling and simulation techniques are found to be effective in studying the thermal performance of solar air heater. A good agreement is noticed in simulation and experimental results in some of the research works. A discussion is made at the end of the paper based on feasibility of applying simulation techniques.

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