On the performance and entropy generation of the double-pass solar air heater with longitudinal fins

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Heat transfer in annular passages. Simultaneous development of velocity and temperature fields in laminar flow

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Second law optimization of flat-plate solar air heaters Part I: The concept of net exergy flow and the modeling of solar air heaters

K. Altfeld, Wolfgang Leiner, M. Fiebig · Solar Energy · 1988 · 143 citations

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Heat transfer and friction factor correlations for packed bed solar air heater for a low porosity system

N.S. Thakur, J.S. Saini, S. K. Solanki · Solar Energy · 2003 · 106 citations

Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering +17

A mathematical model of thermal performance of a solar air heater with slats

Handri Ammari · Renewable Energy · 2003 · 81 citations

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