Energy and Exergy Analysis of Dual Purpose Solar Collector

Energy and exergy study of air-water combined solar collector which is called dual purpose solar collector (DPSC) is investigated. The method of ε - NTU is used. Analysis is performed for triangle channels. Parameters like the air flow rate and water inlet temperature are studied. Results are shown that DPSC has better energy and exergy efficiency than single collector. In addition, the triangle passage with water inlet temperature of 60O C has shown better exergy and energy efficiency.

• I. Jafari
• A. Ershadi
• E. Najafpour
• N. Hedayat

• Efficiency
• Exergy
• Irreversibility
• Solar collector.

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