THE EFFECT OF COLLECTOR ASPECT RATIO ON THE COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY OF UPWARD-TYPE FLAT-PLATE SOLAR AIR HEATERS

Authors
YEH HM LIN CY
Citation
Hm. Yeh et Cy. Lin, THE EFFECT OF COLLECTOR ASPECT RATIO ON THE COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY OF UPWARD-TYPE FLAT-PLATE SOLAR AIR HEATERS, Energy, 21(10), 1996, pp. 843-850
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Energy & Fuels","Engineering, Chemical
Journal title
Energy → ACNP
ISSN journal
03605442
Volume
21
Issue
10
Year of publication
1996
Pages
843 - 850
Database
ISI
SICI code
0360-5442(1996)21:10<843:TEOCAR>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
The effect of collector aspect ratio on the collector efficiency of up ward-type flat-plate solar air heaters has been investigated theoretic ally and experimentally. The theoretical predictions agree reasonably well with experimental results. With constant collector area, the coll ector efficiency increases with collector aspect ratio. Considerable i mprovement in collector efficiency of solar air heaters is obtained wi th air flowing over, instead of under, the absorbing plate. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.