Title: A review on performance, heat transfer and exergy analysis of solar flat plate collectors

Authors: S. Jebaraj; Ali Mubarak Al-Qahtani

Addresses: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Jubail Industrial College, Al-Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ' Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Jubail Industrial College, Al-Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abstract: The practice of solar energy usage has reached a remarkable level in recent years. Solar collectors are used to trap solar radiations incident on it and these trapped energy can be used for various applications such as heating the water and space, and other commercial purposes. Flat plate collectors are most widely used for low and medium heating applications. It is the need of the hour to analyse the solar collectors for enhancing the thermal efficiency, heat transfer rate and reduce the size. This paper presented an overview of the performance analysis, heat transfer analysis, transient analysis and energy and exergy study of various solar flat plate collectors. This review paper will be beneficial for the scientists, academicians, energy planners and policymakers to promote the use of solar flat plate collectors for thermal applications for sustainable development and cleaner production.

Keywords: flat plate collector; sustainable development; performance analysis; heat transfer analysis; transient analysis; numerical analysis; energy and exergy analysis.

DOI: 10.1504/WRSTSD.2021.114687

World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, 2021 Vol.17 No.2/3, pp.128 - 143

Received: 31 Oct 2019
Accepted: 02 Oct 2020
Published online: 30 Apr 2021 *

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