A performance and technoeconomic study of different geometrical designs of compact single-pass cross-matrix solar air collector with square-tube absorbers

This manuscript presents a performance study on a forced convection single-pass solar air heater channel with compact cross-matrix absorber (CMA) incorporating metal hollow square-tube absorbers. Four different geometries of CMA (Type I, II, III and IV) were investigated experimentally to evaluate t...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Razak, Amir, Abdul Majid, Zafri Azran, Basrawi, Firdaus, Sharol, Ahmad Fadzil, Ruslan, Mohd Hafidz, Sopian, Kamaruzaman
Format:	Article
Language:	English English English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd 2019
Subjects:	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TJ227 Machine design and drawing
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spelling	iium-340782019-07-12T07:48:05Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/34078/ A performance and technoeconomic study of different geometrical designs of compact single-pass cross-matrix solar air collector with square-tube absorbers Abdul Razak, Amir Abdul Majid, Zafri Azran Basrawi, Firdaus Sharol, Ahmad Fadzil Ruslan, Mohd Hafidz Sopian, Kamaruzaman TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TJ227 Machine design and drawing This manuscript presents a performance study on a forced convection single-pass solar air heater channel with compact cross-matrix absorber (CMA) incorporating metal hollow square-tube absorbers. Four different geometries of CMA (Type I, II, III and IV) were investigated experimentally to evaluate their efficiency, pressure drops and heat transfer parameters. The experiments were conducted with uniform heat flux (indoor) and outdoor solar radiation as heat source. The air mass flow rates used were between 0.0142 kg/s and 0.0360 kg/s. Techno-economic feasibility studies were conducted using cost-benefit ratio (AC/AEG) method. Thermal efficiency of the CMA obtained by Type I with 76%, being the highest. CMA Type I also exhibited the highest temperature elevation than other configurations with 15.3 °C and thermal capacity of 38.7 kJ. Maximum pressure drop obtained was 1.33 Pa in turbulent condition with Reynolds number of 50,794. Type I has the advantage of high performance CMA and has comparatively lower cost-benefit ratio (AC/AEG) of 0.15 RM/kWh than other type of thermal absorbers. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd Elsevier Ltd 2019-01-15 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/34078/1/34078_A%20performance%20and%20technoeconomic.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/34078/2/34078_A%20performance%20and%20technoeconomic_SCOPUS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/34078/3/34078_A%20performance%20and%20technoeconomic_WOS.pdf Abdul Razak, Amir and Abdul Majid, Zafri Azran and Basrawi, Firdaus and Sharol, Ahmad Fadzil and Ruslan, Mohd Hafidz and Sopian, Kamaruzaman (2019) A performance and technoeconomic study of different geometrical designs of compact single-pass cross-matrix solar air collector with square-tube absorbers. Solar Energy, 178. pp. 314-330. ISSN 0038-092X https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038092X1831185X 10.1016/j.solener.2018.12.010
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spellingShingle	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TJ227 Machine design and drawing Abdul Razak, Amir Abdul Majid, Zafri Azran Basrawi, Firdaus Sharol, Ahmad Fadzil Ruslan, Mohd Hafidz Sopian, Kamaruzaman A performance and technoeconomic study of different geometrical designs of compact single-pass cross-matrix solar air collector with square-tube absorbers
description	This manuscript presents a performance study on a forced convection single-pass solar air heater channel with compact cross-matrix absorber (CMA) incorporating metal hollow square-tube absorbers. Four different geometries of CMA (Type I, II, III and IV) were investigated experimentally to evaluate their efficiency, pressure drops and heat transfer parameters. The experiments were conducted with uniform heat flux (indoor) and outdoor solar radiation as heat source. The air mass flow rates used were between 0.0142 kg/s and 0.0360 kg/s. Techno-economic feasibility studies were conducted using cost-benefit ratio (AC/AEG) method. Thermal efficiency of the CMA obtained by Type I with 76%, being the highest. CMA Type I also exhibited the highest temperature elevation than other configurations with 15.3 °C and thermal capacity of 38.7 kJ. Maximum pressure drop obtained was 1.33 Pa in turbulent condition with Reynolds number of 50,794. Type I has the advantage of high performance CMA and has comparatively lower cost-benefit ratio (AC/AEG) of 0.15 RM/kWh than other type of thermal absorbers. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd
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author	Abdul Razak, Amir Abdul Majid, Zafri Azran Basrawi, Firdaus Sharol, Ahmad Fadzil Ruslan, Mohd Hafidz Sopian, Kamaruzaman
author_facet	Abdul Razak, Amir Abdul Majid, Zafri Azran Basrawi, Firdaus Sharol, Ahmad Fadzil Ruslan, Mohd Hafidz Sopian, Kamaruzaman
author_sort	Abdul Razak, Amir
title	A performance and technoeconomic study of different geometrical designs of compact single-pass cross-matrix solar air collector with square-tube absorbers
title_short	A performance and technoeconomic study of different geometrical designs of compact single-pass cross-matrix solar air collector with square-tube absorbers
title_full	A performance and technoeconomic study of different geometrical designs of compact single-pass cross-matrix solar air collector with square-tube absorbers
title_fullStr	A performance and technoeconomic study of different geometrical designs of compact single-pass cross-matrix solar air collector with square-tube absorbers
title_full_unstemmed	A performance and technoeconomic study of different geometrical designs of compact single-pass cross-matrix solar air collector with square-tube absorbers
title_sort	performance and technoeconomic study of different geometrical designs of compact single-pass cross-matrix solar air collector with square-tube absorbers
publisher	Elsevier Ltd
publishDate	2019
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/34078/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/34078/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/34078/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/34078/1/34078_A%20performance%20and%20technoeconomic.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/34078/2/34078_A%20performance%20and%20technoeconomic_SCOPUS.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/34078/3/34078_A%20performance%20and%20technoeconomic_WOS.pdf
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A performance and technoeconomic study of different geometrical designs of compact single-pass cross-matrix solar air collector with square-tube absorbers

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