A performance evaluation of a solar air heater using different shaped ribs mounted on the absorber plate-a review

• Main Authors: B., Varun Kumar, Manikandan, G., Kanna, P. Rajesh, Taler, Dawid, Taler, Jan, Nowak, Marzena, Mzyk, Karol, Hoong, Thiam Toh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2018
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/86292/1/HoongThiamToh2018_APerformanceEvaluationofaSolarAirHeater.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/86292/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en11113104
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

In this paper, the effect of various shapes of ribs used in Solar Air Heaters (SAHs) was discussed. The review is concentrated on the geometry of the rib and its location on the SAH panel. Both numerical and experimental works were considered for discussion with dry air and Nano fluids as a working...