Parametric Study on the Thermal Performance and Optimal Design Elements of Solar Air Heater Enhanced with Jet Impingement on a Corrugated Absorber Plate
Table 2
The assumptions and working conditions of jet impingement on a flat absorber plate in [37].
Working conditions and assumptions
Value
Solar radiation (I)
900 (W/m2)
Ambient temperature (TA)
300 (K)
Convection heat transfer from the glass cover due to wind (hw)
11.4 (W/m2 K)
Width of the heater (W)
1 (m)
Length of heater (L)
2 (m)
Mean gap between the absorber plate and jet plate (Hg)
0.05 (m)
Mean gap between the absorber plate and cover (Hc)
0.05 (m)
Absorptivity of solar radiation of the absorbing plate (αap)
0.95
Transmissivity of solar radiation of the glass cover (τc)