Solar Air Heaters with Thermal Heat Storages
Joint Authors
Source
Chinese Journal of Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Engineering Sciences and Information Technology
Abstract EN
Solar energy can be converted into different forms of energy, either to thermal energy or to electrical energy.
Solar energy is converted directly into electrical power by photovoltaic modules, while solar collector converts solar energy into thermal energy.
Solar collector works by absorbing the direct solar radiation and converting it into thermal energy, which can be stored in the form of sensible heat or latent heat or a combination of sensible and latent heats.
A theoretical study has been carried out to rate the various thermal energy storage commonly used in solar air heaters.
During the investigations rock bed storages have been found to be low type thermal heat storage, while phase change materials have been found to be high heat thermal storages.
Besides this, a few other heat storing materials have been studied and discussed for lower to higher ratings in terms of thermal performance purposely for solar heaters.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Saxena, Abhishek& Goel, Varun. 2013. Solar Air Heaters with Thermal Heat Storages. Chinese Journal of Engineering،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Saxena, Abhishek& Goel, Varun. Solar Air Heaters with Thermal Heat Storages. Chinese Journal of Engineering No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Saxena, Abhishek& Goel, Varun. Solar Air Heaters with Thermal Heat Storages. Chinese Journal of Engineering. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-453138
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-453138