{"title":"Numerical Simulation and Experimental Study for Solar Air Collector with Hemispherical Protrusions on the Absorption Plate","authors":"Li Shuilian, Fan Zeng, Xinli Wei","doi":"10.3103/S0003701X23601151","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>In order to increase the efficiency of solar air collectors, a type of solar air collector with hemispherical protrusions is proposed in this paper, and its performance is analyzed from two aspects of numerical simulation and experimental study. And the mathematical model of the collector is established and simulated with MATLAB program. By comparing the experimental data with the simulation results, the simulation can accurately predict the performance of the solar air collector. Considering some uncertainties in the input parameter values, the maximum difference between the predicted and the experimental results is about 10.6%, which is within an acceptable comparison range.</p>","PeriodicalId":475,"journal":{"name":"Applied Solar Energy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2040,"publicationDate":"2024-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Applied Solar Energy","FirstCategoryId":"1","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.3103/S0003701X23601151","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Energy","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In order to increase the efficiency of solar air collectors, a type of solar air collector with hemispherical protrusions is proposed in this paper, and its performance is analyzed from two aspects of numerical simulation and experimental study. And the mathematical model of the collector is established and simulated with MATLAB program. By comparing the experimental data with the simulation results, the simulation can accurately predict the performance of the solar air collector. Considering some uncertainties in the input parameter values, the maximum difference between the predicted and the experimental results is about 10.6%, which is within an acceptable comparison range.
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Applied Solar Energy is an international peer reviewed journal covers various topics of research and development studies on solar energy conversion and use: photovoltaics, thermophotovoltaics, water heaters, passive solar heating systems, drying of agricultural production, water desalination, solar radiation condensers, operation of Big Solar Oven, combined use of solar energy and traditional energy sources, new semiconductors for solar cells and thermophotovoltaic system photocells, engines for autonomous solar stations.