Comparative Experimental Investigation of Simple and V-Shaped Rib Solar Air Heater

Abstract

Drying, desalinization, water heating, and power generation are just a few of the many ways in which solar energy can be put to use. Among the renewable energy sources, solar power has numerous advantages over fossil fuels and is thus a viable alternative energy option. The heating of air has wide industrial application and to fulfill the same generally electric heating coils are used which are highly power consuming also humidification air having typical application in dairy and pharmaceutical industries where water is sprinkled in the hot air may cause damage of electric heater. The objective of present research work is to fabricate experimental set up which gives hot air dryer using solar energy as source of heating. In the first phase of work of solar air heater with V-shaped rib will be fabricated and then generated hot air will be used for drying purposes. The K type thermocouples will be used to measure temperatures at various locations. The air blowers are used for purging air into the solar hot air heater.