STUDY OF SOLAR AIR HEATER ENERGY AND EFFICIENCY USING COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
| Author(s) | : | Manish Kumar, Santosh Mishra, Amrendra Kumar Singh |
| Institution | : | Department of Mechanical Engineering, BIT, Durg(CG) |
| Published In | : | Vol. 2, Issue 1 — January 2015 |
| Page No. | : | 62-65 |
| Domain | : | Engineering |
| Type | : | Research Paper |
| ISSN (Online) | : | 2348-4470 |
| ISSN (Print) | : | 2348-6406 |
Solar energy radiant light and heat from the sun, has been harnessed by humans since ancient times using a rangeof ever-evolving technologies. Solar air heater is a type of energy collector in which energy from the sun is captured by anabsorbing medium and used to heat air. Computational fluid dynamics, usually abbreviated as CFD, is a branch of fluidmechanics that uses numerical methods and algorithms to solve and analyze problems that involve fluid flows. Thecomprehensive details of the flow field which are obtained using CFD code will help in understanding the fin behavior underdifferent cases and thereby suggest possible modification of solar air heater.
Manish Kumar, Santosh Mishra, Amrendra Kumar Singh, “STUDY OF SOLAR AIR HEATER ENERGY AND EFFICIENCY USING COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 2, Issue 1, pp. 62-65, January 2015.
