Experimental and CFD investigation on heat transfer enhancement in evacuated tube solar collector with coiled wire inserts

References

• Alam, T., and M. H. Kim. 2017. A critical review on artificial roughness provided in rectangular solar air heater duct. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 69:387–400. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2016.11.192.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bahuguna, R., K. K. S. Mer, M. Kumar, and S. Chamoli. 2021. Thermohydraulic performance and second law analysis of a tube embedded with multiple helical tape inserts. doi:10.1080/15567036.2021.1904057.
   Google Scholar
• Chopra, K., V. V. Tyagi, A. K. Pandey, and A. Sari. 2018. Global advancement on experimental and thermal analysis of evacuated tube collector with and without heat pipe systems and possible applications. Applied Energy 228:351–89. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.06.067.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ghritlahre, H. K., P. K. Sahu, and S. Chand. 2020. Thermal performance and heat transfer analysis of arc shaped roughened solar air heater – an experimental study. Solar Energy 199:173–82. doi:10.1016/J.SOLENER.2020.01.068.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gill, R. S., V. S. Hans, J. S. Saini, and S. Singh. 2017. Investigation on performance enhancement due to staggered piece in a broken arc rib roughened solar air heater duct. Renewable Energy 104:148–62. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2016.12.002.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gunes, S., E. Manay, E. Senyigit, and V. Ozceyhan. 2011. A Taguchi approach for optimization of design parameters in a tube with coiled wire inserts. Applied Thermal Engineering 31 (14–15):2568–77. doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.04.022.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gupta, D., S. C. Solanki, and J. S. Saini. 1993. Heat and fluid flow in rectangular solar air heater ducts having transverse rib roughness on absorber plates. Solar Energy 51 (1):31–37. doi:10.1016/0038-092X(93)90039-Q.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gupta, D., S. C. Solanki, and J. S. Saini. 1997. Thermohydraueic performance of solar air heaters with roughened absorber plates. Solar Energy 61 (1):33–42. doi:10.1016/S0038-092X(97)00005-4.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ji, W. T., D. C. Zhang, Y. L. He, and W. Q. Tao. 2012. Prediction of fully developed turbulent heat transfer of internal helically ribbed tubes – an extension of Gnielinski equation. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 55 (4):1375–84. doi:10.1016/J.IJHEATMASSTRANSFER.2011.08.028.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kalogirou, S. A. 2004. Solar thermal collectors and applications. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science 30 (3):231–95. doi:10.1016/j.pecs.2004.02.001.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Karwa, R., S. C. Solanki, and J. S. Saini. 1999. Heat transfer coefficient and friction factor correlations for the transitional flow regime in rib-roughened rectangular ducts. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 42 (9):1597–615. doi:10.1016/S0017-9310(98)00252-X.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Keklikcioglu, O., and V. Ozceyhan. 2018. Experimental investigation on heat transfer enhancement in a circular tube with equilateral triangle cross sectioned coiled-wire inserts. Applied Thermal Engineering 131:686–95. doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.12.051.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kumar, A., and P. Dhiman. 2022. Analytical and experimental investigations of recyclic double pass photovoltaic thermal system. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects 44 (1):669–84. doi:10.1080/15567036.2022.2048924.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kumar, A., R. Kumar, R. Chauhan, M. Sethi, A. Kumari, N. Verma, and R. Nadda. 2017. Single-phase thermal and hydraulic performance analysis of a V-pattern dimpled obstacles air passage. Experimental Heat Transfer 30 (5):393–426. doi:10.1080/08916152.2016.1269139.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kumar, A., and A. Layek. 2019. Energetic and exergetic performance evaluation of solar air heater with twisted rib roughness on absorber plate. Journal of Cleaner Production 232:617–28. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.363.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kumar, K., D. R. Prajapati, and S. Samir. 2017. Heat transfer and friction factor correlations development for solar air heater duct artificially roughened with ‘S’ shape ribs. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 82:249–61. doi:10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2016.11.012.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Moghaddam, H. A., A. Sarmadian, and M. Shafaee. 2019. An experimental study on condensation heat transfer characteristics of R-600a in tubes with coiled wire inserts. Applied Thermal Engineering 159:113889. doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.113889.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Omara, M. A., and M. A. Abdelatief. 2018. Experimental study of heat transfer and friction factor inside elliptic tube fixed with helical coils. Applied Thermal Engineering 134:407–18. doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2018.02.017.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Promvonge, P. 2008. Thermal enhancement in a round tube with snail entry and coiled-wire inserts. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 35 (5):623–29. doi:10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2007.11.003.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sabiha, M. A., R. Saidur, S. Mekhilef, and O. Mahian. 2015. Progress and latest developments of evacuated tube solar collectors. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 51:1038–54. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2015.07.016.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shafaee, M., F. Alimardani, and S. G. Mohseni. 2016. An empirical study on evaporation heat transfer characteristics and flow pattern visualization in tubes with coiled wire inserts. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 76:301–07. doi:10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2016.06.001.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shah, L. J., and S. Furbo. 2007. Theoretical flow investigations of an all glass evacuated tubular collector. Solar Energy 81 (6):822–28. doi:10.1016/j.solener.2006.09.007.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Singh, P., Y. Ji, and S. V. Ekkad. 2018. Experimental and numerical investigation of heat and fluid flow in a square duct featuring criss-cross rib patterns. Applied Thermal Engineering 128:415–25. doi:10.1016/J.APPLTHERMALENG.2017.09.036.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Singh, I., and S. Singh. 2018a. Numerical investigation of thermo-hydraulic characteristics of non-uniform transverse rib roughened solar heater. Applied Solar Energy (English Translation of Geliotekhnika) 54 (6):54. doi:10.3103/S0003701X18060130.
   Google Scholar
• Singh, I., and S. Singh. 2018b. A review of artificial roughness geometries employed in solar air heaters. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 92:405–25. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2018.04.108.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Singh, H., H. Singh, R. Bahuguna, and C. Kishore. 2021. CFD analysis of heat transfer characteristics of rectangular solar air heater with kite shaped roughness. Materials Today: Proceedings 52:2014–25. doi:10.1016/J.MATPR.2021.12.008.
   Google Scholar
• Singh, I., and S. Vardhan. 2021. Experimental investigation of an evacuated tube collector solar air heater with helical inserts. Renewable Energy 163:163. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2020.10.114.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Singh, I., S. Vardhan, S. Singh, and A. Singh. 2019. Experimental and CFD analysis of solar air heater duct roughened with multiple broken transverse ribs: A comparative study. Solar Energy 188:519–32. doi:10.1016/j.solener.2019.06.022.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sundén, B. 2017. Advanced heat transfer topics in complex duct flows. Advanced Heat Transfer 49:37–89. doi:10.1016/BS.AIHT.2017.09.001.
   Google Scholar
• Thakur, S., and N. S. Thakur. 2019. Investigational analysis of roughened solar air heater channel having W-shaped ribs with symmetrical gaps along with staggered ribs. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects 1–16. doi:10.1080/15567036.2019.1675815.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Thakur, S., and N. S. Thakur. 2020. Impact of multi-staggered rib parameters of the ‘W’ shaped roughness on the performance of a solar air heater channel. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects 1–20. doi:10.1080/15567036.2020.1764672.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tusar, M., K. Ahmed, M. Bhuiya, P. Bhowmik, M. Rasul, and N. Ashwath. 2019. CFD study of heat transfer enhancement and fluid flow characteristics of laminar flow through tube with helical screw tape insert. Energy Procedia 160:699–706. doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2019.02.190.
   Google Scholar
• Tu, W., Y. Wang, Y. Tang, and J. Xu. 2016. Heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics in a circular tube with mesh cylinder inserts. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 75:130–36. doi:10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2016.04.013.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Varun Kumar, B., G. Manikandan, and P. Rajesh Kanna. 2021. Enhancement of heat transfer in SAH with polygonal and trapezoidal shape of the rib using CFD. Energy 234:121154. doi:10.1016/J.ENERGY.2021.121154.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wang, D., J. Liu, Y. Liu, Y. Wang, B. Li, and J. Liu. 2020. Evaluation of the performance of an improved solar air heater with “S” shaped ribs with gap. Solar Energy 195:89–101. doi:10.1016/j.solener.2019.11.034.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar