Development of correlations for Nusselt number and friction factor for solar air heater with roughened duct having arc-shaped wire as artificial roughness

被引:250
作者
Saini, S. K. [2 ]
Saini, R. P. [1 ]
机构
[1] Indian Inst Technol, Alternate Hydro Energy Ctr, Roorkee 247667, Uttar Pradesh, India
[2] Cent Bldg Res Inst, Roorkee 247667, Uttar Pradesh, India
关键词
Solar energy; Artificial roughness; Nusselt number; Friction factor;
D O I
10.1016/j.solener.2008.05.010
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
An experimental study has been carried out for enhancement of heat transfer coefficient of a solar air heater having roughened air duct provided with artificial roughness in the form of arc-shape parallel wire as roughness element. Increment in friction factor by provided with such artificial roughness elements has also been studied. The effect of system parameters such as relative roughness height (e/d) and arc angle (alpha/90) have been studied on Nusselt number (Nu) and friction factor (f) with Reynolds number (Re) varied from 2000 to 17000. Considerable enhancement in heat transfer coefficient has been achieved with such roughness element. Using experimental data correlations for Nusselt number and friction factor have also been developed for such solar air heaters, which gives a good agreement between predicted values and experimental values of Nusselt number and friction factor. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1118 / 1130
页数:13
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