Title: Sensitivity investigation of N similar evacuated tubular collectors having series connection by incorporating exergy analysis

Authors: Desh Bandhu Singh

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Bell Road, Clement Town, Dehradun, 248002, Uttarakhand, India

Abstract: This research work deals with the sensitivity investigation of N similar evacuated tubular collectors (N-ETCs) having series connection taking computer codes inscribed in MATLAB-2015a considering a normal day of May for New Delhi complex climate. The sensitivity with respect to N for N-ETCs from exergy as well as heat gain viewpoints is maximum with mean sensitivity figure values as 0.92 and 2.11 respectively. This analysis will help the designer to focus on particular input parameter as per the requirement of user.

Keywords: sensitivity analysis; sensitivity figure; N; evacuated tubular collector; one-at-a-time; OAT; efficacy.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2022.124178

International Journal of Exergy, 2022 Vol.38 No.3, pp.367 - 381

Received: 25 May 2021
Accepted: 16 Oct 2021
Published online: 15 Jul 2022 *

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