Computational fluid dynamical analysis of turbulent flow in a channel equipped with double-pass solar air collector

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TitreComputational fluid dynamical analysis of turbulent flow in a channel equipped with double-pass solar air collector
Type de publicationJournal Article
Year of Publication2015
AuteursSaim R, Abderrahim A, Oztop HF, Abbdoui S, Al-Salem K
JournalPROGRESS IN COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
Volume15
Pagination70-76
Type of ArticleArticle
ISSN1468-4349
Mots-clésdouble pass solar air collector, forced convection, numeric, turbulent flow
Résumé

A numerical analysis is proposed to predict the thermal and flow field for turbulent flow in a double-pass solar collector. The conservation equations are solved by using finite volume method. The k-omega-SST turbulence model is used. The influence of the mass flow rate of air, which changes in range of 0.0139 kg/s and 0.062 kg/s, is chosen as the main parameter. The results show that the flow characteristics strongly depend on massflow rate of air and the geometry of the double pass solar air collector.