Numerical Simulation and Optimization of a Chevron-Type Corrugated Solar Air Heater
In the present study, a numerical simulation and optimization combined approach is applied to investigate the thermal performance of a solar air heater (SAH). Numerical simulation of the solar air heater is performed based on computational fluid dynamics (CFDs) via ANSYS Fluent 2023R1 software. The...
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| description | In the present study, a numerical simulation and optimization combined approach is applied to investigate the thermal performance of a solar air heater (SAH). Numerical simulation of the solar air heater is performed based on computational fluid dynamics (CFDs) via ANSYS Fluent 2023R1 software. The solar air heater includes a corrugated absorber plate with a Chevron-type design. Present study was conducted in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia on August 15. The optimization process is used to enhance the thermal efficiency of the solar system. In the optimization process, several geometric parameters of the solar air heater, including the wave height and pitch length of the corrugated absorber plate and the height of the airflow channel under the absorber plate, have been evaluated. The wave height is between 10 and 20 mm, the pitch length is between 50 and 90 mm, and the channel height is between 70 and 90 mm. Therefore, the design of experiment (DOE) and response surface methodology (RSM) are utilized to estimate temperature rise and thermal efficiency. The thermal analysis shows that increasing the wave height, decreasing the pitch length, and shortening the channel height enhances both the temperature rise coefficient and the thermal efficiency. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-70debc34645e4e1b959194a8d2e94ca92025-08-20T03:06:16ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732025-04-01187182110.3390/en18071821Numerical Simulation and Optimization of a Chevron-Type Corrugated Solar Air HeaterUmar Fahed Alqsair0Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering in Al-Kharj, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi ArabiaIn the present study, a numerical simulation and optimization combined approach is applied to investigate the thermal performance of a solar air heater (SAH). Numerical simulation of the solar air heater is performed based on computational fluid dynamics (CFDs) via ANSYS Fluent 2023R1 software. The solar air heater includes a corrugated absorber plate with a Chevron-type design. Present study was conducted in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia on August 15. The optimization process is used to enhance the thermal efficiency of the solar system. In the optimization process, several geometric parameters of the solar air heater, including the wave height and pitch length of the corrugated absorber plate and the height of the airflow channel under the absorber plate, have been evaluated. The wave height is between 10 and 20 mm, the pitch length is between 50 and 90 mm, and the channel height is between 70 and 90 mm. Therefore, the design of experiment (DOE) and response surface methodology (RSM) are utilized to estimate temperature rise and thermal efficiency. The thermal analysis shows that increasing the wave height, decreasing the pitch length, and shortening the channel height enhances both the temperature rise coefficient and the thermal efficiency.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/7/1821solar air heaterCFDANSYS FluentDOERSMoptimization |
| spellingShingle | Umar Fahed Alqsair Numerical Simulation and Optimization of a Chevron-Type Corrugated Solar Air Heater Energies solar air heater CFD ANSYS Fluent DOE RSM optimization |
| title | Numerical Simulation and Optimization of a Chevron-Type Corrugated Solar Air Heater |
| title_full | Numerical Simulation and Optimization of a Chevron-Type Corrugated Solar Air Heater |
| title_fullStr | Numerical Simulation and Optimization of a Chevron-Type Corrugated Solar Air Heater |
| title_full_unstemmed | Numerical Simulation and Optimization of a Chevron-Type Corrugated Solar Air Heater |
| title_short | Numerical Simulation and Optimization of a Chevron-Type Corrugated Solar Air Heater |
| title_sort | numerical simulation and optimization of a chevron type corrugated solar air heater |
| topic | solar air heater CFD ANSYS Fluent DOE RSM optimization |
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