VISVESWARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BELAGAVI - 590014, KARNATAKA, INDIA

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Project Report
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“Study of Solar Air Heater Performance with Artificial

Roughness on the Absorber Surface”
By

1. Kiran Kumar 4JD18ME001

2. Ashutosh Kumar 4JD18ME001
3. Karthik Patil 4JD18ME001
4. Kumar Keerthan 4JD18ME001

Under the guidance

of
Dr. Madhukeshwara. N B.E, M.Tech, Ph.D
Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Jain Institute of Technology
DAVANGERE-577 003
 2016-17

VISVESWARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BELAGAVI - 590014, KARNATAKA, INDIA

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Project Report
on

“Study of Solar Air Heater Performance with Artificial

Roughness on the Absorber Surface”
By

1. Kiran Kumar 4JD18ME001

2. Ashutosh Kumar 4JD18ME001
3. Karthik Patil 4JD18ME001
4. Kumar Keerthan 4JD18ME001

Under the guidance

of
Dr. Madhukeshwara. N B.E, M.Tech, Ph.D
Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Jain Institute of Technology
 DAVANGERE-577 003
2017-18

Jain Institute of Technology

DAVANGERE - 577 003
2016-17

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The satisfaction, which accompanies the successful completion of any task, would be
incomplete without the mention of people who made it possible. I wish to place it on record
my profound gratitude to all those, whose guidance and encouragement throughout this work
helped in realizing my dream.

Kiran Kumar
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The satisfaction, which accompanies the successful completion of any task, would be
incomplete without the mention of people who made it possible. I wish to place it on record
my profound gratitude to all those, whose guidance and encouragement throughout this work
helped in realizing my dream.

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CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT……………………………………………………………….... i
ABSTRACT……………………………………………………………………………….. ii
CONTENTS……………………………………………………………………………….. iii
LIST OF FIGURES……………………………………………………………………….. iv
LIST OF TABLES………………………………………………………………………… v
1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………... 1
1.1 Introduction of solar energy…………………………………………………… 1
1.1.1 List of equipments……………………………………………………. 2
1.1.2 Different types of plates……………………………………………… 2
2. Literature Survey……………………………………………………………………... 3
2.1 Existing technology……………………………………………………………. 3
2.1.1 Ongoing research works……………………………………………… 3
2.1.2 Different types of plates……………………………………………… 4
References……………………………………………………………………………. 5

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 LIST OF FIGURES

Fig. 1.1. Four distinct regions in a turbulent duct flow

Fig. 2.1. Four distinct regions in a turbulent duct flow

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 LIST OF TABLES

Table. 1.1. Classification of heat transfer enhancement methods [2]

Table. 2.1. Classification of heat transfer enhancement methods [2]

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CHAPTER 1:
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1. Introduction
1.1 Introduction of solar energy
It is clean, safe and freely available abundantly in almost all partsTitle of world.
of the chapterThe
centered (font size 18)
simplest and the most efficient way to utilize solar energy is to convert it into thermal energy for
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heating applications. Solar air heaters form the major component of solar energy utilization
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system. These are commonly used solar energy collection devices because they possess the
advantages of simple design, little maintenance, corrosion free and less severe leakage problems.
These can use both beam and diffuse solar radiation without any orientation towards the sun
[Reference. No]. The main applications of solar air heaters are seasoning of timber, curing of
industrial products, crop drying, space heating [1] and drying of clay building components.

Fig. 1.1.1. Four distinct regions in a turbulent duct flow [1]

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1.1.1 List of equipments (font size 14)

The main applications of solar air heaters are seasoning of timber, curing of industrial
products, crop drying, space heating [2] and drying of clay building components.

Table. 1.1.1. Classification of heat transfer enhancement methods [2]

Category Technique
Roughened surfaces [41-45]
Extended surfaces [46-50]
Surface methods Corrugated surfaces [51]
Perforated surfaces [52]
Swirl-flow devices [53-56]

1.1.2 Different types of plates

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 It is clean, safe and freely available abundantly in almost all parts of the world. The
simplest and the most efficient way to utilize solar energy is to convert it into thermal energy for
heating applications. Solar air heaters form the major component of solar energy utilization
system.
n
n
()
( x + a ) = ∑ n x k a n-k
k =0 k
…….(1.1)

These are commonly used solar energy collection devices because they possess the
advantages of simple design, little maintenance, corrosion free and less severe leakage problems.
These can use both beam and diffuse solar radiation without any orientation towards the sun [1].
The main applications of solar air heaters are seasoning of timber, curing of industrial products,
crop drying, space heating [2] and drying of clay building components.

Important equations
must be numbered in
decimal form
chapterwise

Ex: …….(1.1)

CHAPTER 2:
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 2. Literature Survey
2.1 Existing technology
It is clean, safe and freely available abundantly in almost all parts of the world. The
simplest and the most efficient way to utilize solar energy is to convert it into thermal energy for
heating applications. Solar air heaters form the major component of solar energy utilization
system. These are commonly used solar energy collection devices because they possess the
advantages of simple design, little maintenance, corrosion free and less severe leakage problems.
These can use both beam and diffuse solar radiation without any orientation towards the sun [1].
The main applications of solar air heaters are seasoning of timber, curing of industrial products,
crop drying, space heating [1] and drying of clay building components.

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report should be justified
(both left and Right)

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Fig. 2.2. Four distinct regions in a turbulent duct flow [3]

2.1.1 Ongoing research works

The main applications of solar air heaters are seasoning of timber, curing of industrial
products, crop drying, space heating [2] and drying of clay building components.

Table.2.2. Classification of heat transfer enhancement methods [4]

Category Technique
Roughened surfaces [41-45]
Extended surfaces [46-50]
Surface methods Corrugated surfaces [51]
Perforated surfaces [52]
Swirl-flow devices [53-56]

2.1.2 Different types of plates

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 It is clean, safe and freely available abundantly in almost all parts of the world. The
simplest and the most efficient way to utilize solar energy is to convert it into thermal energy for
heating applications. Solar air heaters form the major component of solar energy utilization
system.
n
n
()
( x + a ) = ∑ n x k a n-k
k =0 k
…….(2.1)

These are commonly used solar energy collection devices because they possess the
advantages of simple design, little maintenance, corrosion free and less severe leakage problems.
These can use both beam and diffuse solar radiation without any orientation towards the sun [1].
The main applications of solar air heaters are seasoning of timber, curing of industrial products,
crop drying, space heating [2] and drying of clay building components.

The references should be numbered serially in

the order of their occurrence in the text and
their numbers should be indicated within
square brackets for e.g. [2]

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 References
1. Abdul-Malik Ebrahim Momin, Saini J S,Solanki S C. "Heat transfer and friction in solar air
heater duct with V-shaped rib roughness on absorber plate" International Journal of Heat and
Mass Transfer 45 (2002): 3383-3396.
2. Rai G D. "Non-Conventional Energy Sources" Khanna Publishers, New Delhi, 4th Edition
(2000).

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