Effect of external recycle on the performances of flat-plate solar air heaters with internal fins attached

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Title:	Effect of external recycle on the performances of flat-plate solar air heaters with internal fins attached
Authors:	Yeh, Ho-ming;Ho, Chii-dong
Contributors:	淡江大學化學工程與材料工程學系
Keywords:	Solar air heater;Internal fin;Collector efficiency;External recycle
Date:	2009-05-01
Issue Date:	2011-10-21 16:33:16 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	Pergamon Press
Abstract:	The influence of external recycle on the collector efficiency in solar air heaters with internal fins attached, has been investigated theoretically. The application of external recycle operation to solar air heaters actually has two conflict effects. One is the increase in fluid velocity to decrease the heat-transfer resistance, which is good for performance, while the other is lowering the driving force (temperature difference) of heat-transfer, due to the remixing at the inlet, which is bad for performance. It is found that considerable improvement in collector efficiency is obtainable if the operation is carried out with an external recycle, where the desirable effect overcomes the undesirable effect. The enhancement increases with increasing reflux ratio, especially for operating at lower air flow rate with higher inlet air temperature.
Relation:	Renewable Energy 34(5), pp.1340-1347
DOI:	10.1016/j.renene.2008.09.005
Appears in Collections:	[Graduate Institute & Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering] Journal Article

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