Thermal Performance Analysis of a Double-Pass Solar Air Collector: A CFD Approach

Solar air heaters can reduce climate change by replacing conventional fossil fuel-burning technologies in drying and space heating applications. Concentrating solar technologies, such as compound parabolic concentrators, allow air temperatures up to 120 °C; however, it is desirable to improve their...

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Main Authors: Irving A. Chávez-Bermúdez, Norma A. Rodríguez-Muñoz, Eduardo Venegas-Reyes, Loreto Valenzuela, Naghelli Ortega-Avila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/23/12199