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Comparative study based on exergy analysis of solar air heater collector using thermal energy storage
Author(s) -
Tyagi V. V.,
Pandey A. K.,
Giridhar G.,
Bandyopadhyay B.,
Park S. R.,
Tyagi S. K.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.1827
Subject(s) - exergy , paraffin wax , thermal energy storage , wax , heat transfer fluid , solar energy , nuclear engineering , exergy efficiency , energy storage , thermal , environmental science , materials science , thermodynamics , petroleum engineering , waste management , engineering , physics , composite material , electrical engineering , power (physics)
SUMMARY This communication presents the comparative experimental study based on energy and exergy analyses of a typical solar air heater collector with and without temporary heat energy storage (THES) material, viz. paraffin wax and hytherm oil. Based on the experimental observations, the first law and the second law efficiencies have been calculated with respect to the available solar radiation for three different arrangements, viz. one arrangement without heat storage material and two arrangements with THES, viz. hytherm oil and paraffin wax, respectively. It is found that both the efficiencies in case of heat storage material/fluid are significantly higher than that of without THES, besides both the efficiencies in case of paraffin wax are slightly higher than that of hytherm oil case. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.