Energy
Thermal Analysis of New Solar Air Heater with Inclined Perforated Absorber Plates: Experimental Study

H. Farzan; M. Mahmoudi; E. Hasan Zaim

Volume 14, Issue 2 , April 2023, , Pages 189-196

https://doi.org/10.5829/ijee.2023.14.02.11

Abstract
  Solar air heaters (SAHs) have an inherent drawback: the conventional mechanism is low inside these collectors’ types. Use of perforations is a simple technique to improve convection, and this investigation experimentally assesses a novel design SAH utilizing three inclined perforated absorber plates. ...  Read More

Energy
Performance of New Absorber Coating Strategy in Solar Air Heaters: An Experimental Case Study

M. Mahmoudi; H. Farzan; E. Hasan Zaim

Volume 13, Issue 2 , March 2022, , Pages 124-133

https://doi.org/10.5829/ijee.2022.13.02.03

Abstract
  Asphalt materials commonly have high absorption coefficients, and their surface temperature reaches as high as 80 oC during daytime hours since their surfaces are exposed to solar radiation for long periods. Hence, asphalt pavements can easily be converted to solar air heaters (SAHs) to collect solar ...  Read More