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Heat transfer dynamics in an inflatable-tunnel solar air heater

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  • Flores-Irigollen, A.
  • Fernández, J.L.
  • Rubio-Cerda, E.
  • Poujol, F.T.

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A mathematical model that describes the dynamics of the heat transfer in an inflatable-tunnel solar collector for air heating is proposed and validated. The model is distributed-parameters, one-dimensional and unsteady-state. It considers the thermal inertia of a pebble bed acting as the absorber surface and is constituted by three equations that describe the temperature distributions of the three system components: polyethylene cover, transfer fluid (air) and absorber surface.

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  • Flores-Irigollen, A. & Fernández, J.L. & Rubio-Cerda, E. & Poujol, F.T., 2004. "Heat transfer dynamics in an inflatable-tunnel solar air heater," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 29(8), pages 1367-1382.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:29:y:2004:i:8:p:1367-1382
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2003.11.004
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    1. Saxena, Abhishek & Varun, & El-Sebaii, A.A., 2015. "A thermodynamic review of solar air heaters," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 43(C), pages 863-890.
    2. Oztop, Hakan F. & Bayrak, Fatih & Hepbasli, Arif, 2013. "Energetic and exergetic aspects of solar air heating (solar collector) systems," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 21(C), pages 59-83.

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