Comparative study on thermal performance of cross-matrix absorber solar collector with series and parallel configurations
This paper presents an experimental study comprising two CMA solar collectors with parallel and series arrangements on a forced convection solar drying system. The parallel and series solar collectors were investigated to evaluate the arrangement type’s effect on the thermal performance. The experim...
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| author | Muhammad Amir Syahiran, Muhammad Tarminzi Amir, Abdul Razak Muhammad Amirul Azwan, Azmi Ahmad, Fazlizan Zafri Azran, Abdul Majid Kamaruzzaman, Sopian |
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| description | This paper presents an experimental study comprising two CMA solar collectors with parallel and series arrangements on a forced convection solar drying system. The parallel and series solar collectors were investigated to evaluate the arrangement type’s effect on the thermal performance. The experiments were conducted using artificial solar radiation that varies from 300 to 900W/m2 with the air velocity of 0.5–2 m/s. The arrangement’s efficiency was evaluated based on the drying chamber’s thermal delivery from the collectors, thermal gains, and drying efficiencies, including air velocity effect and pressure drop. Results show that the solar collectors’ parallel arrangement leads to higher air temperature inside the drying chamber than the series by 3.87 ◦C. The thermal efficiency of 33.89% is achieved for the parallel setup than the series of 27.73%. The series arrangement is superior to the parallel in terms of the pressure drop across the solar drying system. Drying efficiency is observed at a higher air velocity of 2 m/s for both arrangements than lower airflow of 0.5 and 1 m/s. Parallel configuration showed promising performance in drying efficiency and low energy usage compared to the series arrangement in which the negative impact of higher pressure-drop was compensated. |
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| spelling | ump-311462021-04-22T04:47:15Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/31146/ Comparative study on thermal performance of cross-matrix absorber solar collector with series and parallel configurations Muhammad Amir Syahiran, Muhammad Tarminzi Amir, Abdul Razak Muhammad Amirul Azwan, Azmi Ahmad, Fazlizan Zafri Azran, Abdul Majid Kamaruzzaman, Sopian TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery This paper presents an experimental study comprising two CMA solar collectors with parallel and series arrangements on a forced convection solar drying system. The parallel and series solar collectors were investigated to evaluate the arrangement type’s effect on the thermal performance. The experiments were conducted using artificial solar radiation that varies from 300 to 900W/m2 with the air velocity of 0.5–2 m/s. The arrangement’s efficiency was evaluated based on the drying chamber’s thermal delivery from the collectors, thermal gains, and drying efficiencies, including air velocity effect and pressure drop. Results show that the solar collectors’ parallel arrangement leads to higher air temperature inside the drying chamber than the series by 3.87 ◦C. The thermal efficiency of 33.89% is achieved for the parallel setup than the series of 27.73%. The series arrangement is superior to the parallel in terms of the pressure drop across the solar drying system. Drying efficiency is observed at a higher air velocity of 2 m/s for both arrangements than lower airflow of 0.5 and 1 m/s. Parallel configuration showed promising performance in drying efficiency and low energy usage compared to the series arrangement in which the negative impact of higher pressure-drop was compensated. Elsevier 2021-03-10 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_nc_nd_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/31146/1/1-s2.0-S2214157X21000988-main.pdf Muhammad Amir Syahiran, Muhammad Tarminzi and Amir, Abdul Razak and Muhammad Amirul Azwan, Azmi and Ahmad, Fazlizan and Zafri Azran, Abdul Majid and Kamaruzzaman, Sopian (2021) Comparative study on thermal performance of cross-matrix absorber solar collector with series and parallel configurations. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 25. pp. 1-17. ISSN 2214-157X. (Published) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2021.100935 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2021.100935 |
| spellingShingle | TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Muhammad Amir Syahiran, Muhammad Tarminzi Amir, Abdul Razak Muhammad Amirul Azwan, Azmi Ahmad, Fazlizan Zafri Azran, Abdul Majid Kamaruzzaman, Sopian Comparative study on thermal performance of cross-matrix absorber solar collector with series and parallel configurations |
| title | Comparative study on thermal performance of cross-matrix absorber solar collector with series and parallel configurations |
| title_full | Comparative study on thermal performance of cross-matrix absorber solar collector with series and parallel configurations |
| title_fullStr | Comparative study on thermal performance of cross-matrix absorber solar collector with series and parallel configurations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative study on thermal performance of cross-matrix absorber solar collector with series and parallel configurations |
| title_short | Comparative study on thermal performance of cross-matrix absorber solar collector with series and parallel configurations |
| title_sort | comparative study on thermal performance of cross-matrix absorber solar collector with series and parallel configurations |
| topic | TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
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