Thermal performance enhancement of flat plate solar air heater using transverse U-shaped turbulator - A numerical study

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of U-shaped rib turbulator on the flow and heat transfer characteristics of flat plate solar air heater using two dimensional CFD analysis. The analysis is carried out using the CFD software tool ANSYS Fluent for the flow Reynolds number ranging from...

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Main Authors: M. S. Manjunath, R. Venkatesh, N. Madhwesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Pahang Publishing 2019-09-01
Series:Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences
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Online Access:https://journal.ump.edu.my/jmes/article/view/1544