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http://dx.doi.org/10.5916/jkosme.2013.37.5.453

Pressure drop and heat transfer characteristics of a flat-plate solar collector with heat transfer enhancement device  

Ahn, Sung-Hoo (Graduate School, Dong-Eui University)
Shin, Jee-Young (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dong-Eui University)
Son, Young-Seok (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dong-Eui University)
Abstract
The surface roughness and heat transfer enhancement devices are known to increase the performance of a flat plate soar collector. This study includes the experiments on the effect of the several heat transfer enhancement devices inserted in duct to simulate the flat-plate solar collector. Experiment was basically at a constant heat flux on the upper duct wall. Inserted heat transfer enhancement devices are Chamfered rib $10^{\circ}$, Chamfered rib $20^{\circ}$, Rib & Groove and Rib & Dimple. Reynolds number is in the range of 2,300 to 22,000 which corresponds to turbulent regime. With the heat transfer enhancement devices, heat transfer would increase by the secondary flow and the increase of the heat transfer area. Pressure drop also increases with the insertion of the enhancement devices. Rib & Dimple model is the best in heat transfer enhancement, however, Chamfered rib $10^{\circ}$ model is the lowest in the pressure drop. Considering the heat transfer enhancement simultaneously with low pressure drop increase, performance factor was the best for the Chamfered rib $10^{\circ}$.
Keywords
Flat-plate solar collector; Heat transfer enhancement device; Heat transfer characteristics; Pressure drop; Performance factor;
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