Numerical Investigation of a two-inlet PVT air collector

Autor: Kang Zhangyang, Lu Zhaoyang, Deng Xin, Yao Qiongqiong
Jazyk: English<br />French
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: E3S Web of Conferences, Vol 136, p 05014 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2267-1242
DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/201913605014
Popis: A numerical study of heat and mass transfer characteristics of a two-inlet PV/T air collector is performed. The influence of thermal characteristics and efficiency is investigated as the area ratios of inlet and outlet of the single channel with two inlets are changed. The design of the two-inlet PV/T air collector can avoid the poor heat transfer conditions of the single inlet PV/T air collector and improve the total photo-thermal efficiency. When the inlet/outlet cross-sectional area ratio is reduced, the inlet air from the second inlet enhances the convection heat transfer in the second duct and the temperature distribution is more uniform. As the cross-sectional area of the second inlet increase, the maximum heat exchange amount of the two-inlet PV/T air collector occurs between the inlet and outlet cross-sectional area ratio L=0.645 and L=0.562.
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