TY - GEN
T1 - Numerical investigation of heat transfer and fluid flow characteristic of V-corrugated plate solar air collector with prismatic fin as an extended surface
AU - Hakam, Mohamad
AU - Ichsani, Djatmiko
AU - Suroso, Clarissa
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Author(s).
PY - 2016/10/26
Y1 - 2016/10/26
N2 - As the time goes by, fossil energy consumption is increasing. Absolutely, It will cause the decreasing on fossil energy. Because of that it is essential to look for renewable energy, for example is solar energy. Solar energy can be implicated on solar air collector. Solar air collector consists of absorber plate, ducting channel, cover glass, and blower.A numerical investigation of heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics in v-corrugated plate solar air collector having prismatic fin on the absorber plate is presented in this study. Three-dimensional simulations are conducted using FLUENT 6.3.26 and SST-Kω turbulence model. The computations are performed for different fin dimension with a varying thickness and spacing of fin. Simulations were used to find the optimal thickness of the 3mm, 4mm, and 5mm fin with 0.25?, 0.50 ?, and 0.75 ? spacing between the obstacle on each thickness variation. The effects of the fin dimension and spacing on pressure drop and pressure difference are obtained and analyzed. As the result, using fin on the plate absorber enhanced the heat transfer. The maximum value of the thermal performance parameter was found in 3 mm fin thickness and 0.50? spacing with ΔP/ΔT 37.0672 compared to solar air collector without fin. Presence of prism fin generate turbulence in the flow that obviously increase the heat transfer, but it also gives effect on the pressure drop along the ducting channel.
AB - As the time goes by, fossil energy consumption is increasing. Absolutely, It will cause the decreasing on fossil energy. Because of that it is essential to look for renewable energy, for example is solar energy. Solar energy can be implicated on solar air collector. Solar air collector consists of absorber plate, ducting channel, cover glass, and blower.A numerical investigation of heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics in v-corrugated plate solar air collector having prismatic fin on the absorber plate is presented in this study. Three-dimensional simulations are conducted using FLUENT 6.3.26 and SST-Kω turbulence model. The computations are performed for different fin dimension with a varying thickness and spacing of fin. Simulations were used to find the optimal thickness of the 3mm, 4mm, and 5mm fin with 0.25?, 0.50 ?, and 0.75 ? spacing between the obstacle on each thickness variation. The effects of the fin dimension and spacing on pressure drop and pressure difference are obtained and analyzed. As the result, using fin on the plate absorber enhanced the heat transfer. The maximum value of the thermal performance parameter was found in 3 mm fin thickness and 0.50? spacing with ΔP/ΔT 37.0672 compared to solar air collector without fin. Presence of prism fin generate turbulence in the flow that obviously increase the heat transfer, but it also gives effect on the pressure drop along the ducting channel.
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U2 - 10.1063/1.4965743
DO - 10.1063/1.4965743
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85015839389
T3 - AIP Conference Proceedings
BT - Proceedings of the International Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Education Conferences, IMEEEC 2016
A2 - Adi, Duwi Leksono
A2 - Puspitasari, Poppy
A2 - Suryanto, Heru
A2 - Permanasari, Avita Ayu
A2 - Indra, Fuad
A2 - Putra, Andika Bagus Nur Rahma
A2 - Fikri, Ahmad Atiff
PB - American Institute of Physics Inc.
T2 - International Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Education Conferences, IMEEEC 2016
Y2 - 7 October 2016 through 8 October 2016
ER -