The effect of plate geometry of flat plate solar collector under variable heat flux

الملخص EN

In the current study, the effect of different plate geometry namely smooth plate (traditional model) and V-corrugated plate (new model) on the output of the FPSC is conducted numerically and experimentally.

The outdoor experimental work has been done in Baghdad- Iraq.

All geometric models and the numerical simulations were carried out in the current study using the commercial CFD method, ANSYS 19.

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The results indicated that the difference between numerical results and experimental findings is 8.12 % for average water temperature in a tank, while the working fluid temperature at the exist of riser pipe is about 8.36 % .

The thermal performance for the new model is found higher than that for traditional model.

The thermal performance of new model in terms of water temperature inside the tank was found higher than traditional model by 10.7 % .

In addition, the overall thermal efficiency of collector for the new model has been increased about 9.9 % than traditional In the current study, the effect of different plate geometry namely smooth plate (traditional model) and V-corrugated plate (new model) on the output of the FPSC is conducted numerically and experimentally.

The outdoor experimental work has been done in Baghdad- Iraq.

All geometric models and the numerical simulations were carried out in the current study using the commercial CFD method, ANSYS 19.

R3.

The results indicated that the difference between numerical results and experimental findings is 8.12 % for average water temperature in a tank, while the working fluid temperature at the exist of riser pipe is about 8.36 % .

The thermal performance for the new model is found higher than that for traditional model.

The thermal performance of new model in terms of water temperature inside the tank was found higher than traditional model by 10.7 % .

In addition, the overall thermal efficiency of collector for the new model has been increased about 9.9 % than traditional model.