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Review of the thermal efficiency of a tube-type solar air heaters

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  • Pardeshi, Poonam S.
  • Boulic, Mikael
  • van Heerden, Andries (Hennie)
  • Phipps, Robyn
  • Cunningham, Chris W.

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There is an urgent need to provide evidence that solar air heaters can be effective for heating and ventilating low-rise buildings. Solar air heaters are devices that can convert solar energy into thermal energy for moderate and low-temperature applications such as space heating, preheating, crop drying, and the food industry. However, its efficiency is low due to the low heat transfer coefficient between the absorber and the flowing air, but they are also simple to construct and operate as there is low-risk leakage of heat transfer liquids. The two main types of solar air heaters are flat plate and tube-type. To date, flat plate solar air heaters have received the most attention in the research literature, but evidence of the efficiency gains from using tube-type solar air heaters is growing.

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  • Pardeshi, Poonam S. & Boulic, Mikael & van Heerden, Andries (Hennie) & Phipps, Robyn & Cunningham, Chris W., 2024. "Review of the thermal efficiency of a tube-type solar air heaters," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 199(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:199:y:2024:i:c:s1364032124002326
    DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2024.114509
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