Efficiency Enhancement in Double-Pass Perforated Glazed Solar Air Heaters with Porous Beds: Taguchi-Artificial Neural Network Optimization and Cost–Benefit Analysis

Analyzing the combination of involving parameters impacting the efficiency of solar air heaters is an attractive research areas. In this study, cost-effective double-pass perforated glazed solar air heaters (SAHs) packed with wire mesh layers (DPGSAHM), and iron wools (DPGSAHI) were fabricated, test...

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Autores principales: Roozbeh Vaziri, Akeem Adeyemi Oladipo, Mohsen Sharifpur, Rani Taher, Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi, Alibek Issakhov
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8f74689c0e144f3c8aad57419462a2d32021-11-11T19:23:54ZEfficiency Enhancement in Double-Pass Perforated Glazed Solar Air Heaters with Porous Beds: Taguchi-Artificial Neural Network Optimization and Cost–Benefit Analysis10.3390/su1321116542071-1050https://doaj.org/article/8f74689c0e144f3c8aad57419462a2d32021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/11654https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Analyzing the combination of involving parameters impacting the efficiency of solar air heaters is an attractive research areas. In this study, cost-effective double-pass perforated glazed solar air heaters (SAHs) packed with wire mesh layers (DPGSAHM), and iron wools (DPGSAHI) were fabricated, tested and experimentally enhanced under different operating conditions. Forty-eight iron pieces of wool and fifteen steel wire mesh layers were located between the external plexiglass and internal glass, which is utilized as an absorber plate. The experimental outcomes show that the thermal efficiency enhances as the air mass flow rate increases for the range of 0.014–0.033 kg/s. The highest thermal efficiency gained by utilizing the hybrid optimized DPGSAHM and DPGSAHI was 94 and 97%, respectively. The exergy efficiency and temperature difference (∆T) indicated an inverse relationship with mass flow rate. When the DPGSAHM and DPGSAHI were optimized by the hybrid procedure and employing the Taguchi-artificial neural network, enhancements in the thermal efficiency by 1.25% and in exergy efficiency by 2.4% were delivered. The results show the average cost per kW (USD 0.028) of useful heat gained by the DPGSAHM and DPGSAHI to be relatively higher than some double-pass SAHs reported in the literature.Roozbeh VaziriAkeem Adeyemi OladipoMohsen SharifpurRani TaherMohammad Hossein AhmadiAlibek IssakhovMDPI AGarticleperforated solar air heaterglazed solar collectorthermal efficiencywire meshdouble-pass collectorEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 11654, p 11654 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic perforated solar air heater
glazed solar collector
thermal efficiency
wire mesh
double-pass collector
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
spellingShingle perforated solar air heater
glazed solar collector
thermal efficiency
wire mesh
double-pass collector
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Roozbeh Vaziri
Akeem Adeyemi Oladipo
Mohsen Sharifpur
Rani Taher
Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi
Alibek Issakhov
Efficiency Enhancement in Double-Pass Perforated Glazed Solar Air Heaters with Porous Beds: Taguchi-Artificial Neural Network Optimization and Cost–Benefit Analysis
description Analyzing the combination of involving parameters impacting the efficiency of solar air heaters is an attractive research areas. In this study, cost-effective double-pass perforated glazed solar air heaters (SAHs) packed with wire mesh layers (DPGSAHM), and iron wools (DPGSAHI) were fabricated, tested and experimentally enhanced under different operating conditions. Forty-eight iron pieces of wool and fifteen steel wire mesh layers were located between the external plexiglass and internal glass, which is utilized as an absorber plate. The experimental outcomes show that the thermal efficiency enhances as the air mass flow rate increases for the range of 0.014–0.033 kg/s. The highest thermal efficiency gained by utilizing the hybrid optimized DPGSAHM and DPGSAHI was 94 and 97%, respectively. The exergy efficiency and temperature difference (∆T) indicated an inverse relationship with mass flow rate. When the DPGSAHM and DPGSAHI were optimized by the hybrid procedure and employing the Taguchi-artificial neural network, enhancements in the thermal efficiency by 1.25% and in exergy efficiency by 2.4% were delivered. The results show the average cost per kW (USD 0.028) of useful heat gained by the DPGSAHM and DPGSAHI to be relatively higher than some double-pass SAHs reported in the literature.
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author Roozbeh Vaziri
Akeem Adeyemi Oladipo
Mohsen Sharifpur
Rani Taher
Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi
Alibek Issakhov
author_facet Roozbeh Vaziri
Akeem Adeyemi Oladipo
Mohsen Sharifpur
Rani Taher
Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi
Alibek Issakhov
author_sort Roozbeh Vaziri
title Efficiency Enhancement in Double-Pass Perforated Glazed Solar Air Heaters with Porous Beds: Taguchi-Artificial Neural Network Optimization and Cost–Benefit Analysis
title_short Efficiency Enhancement in Double-Pass Perforated Glazed Solar Air Heaters with Porous Beds: Taguchi-Artificial Neural Network Optimization and Cost–Benefit Analysis
title_full Efficiency Enhancement in Double-Pass Perforated Glazed Solar Air Heaters with Porous Beds: Taguchi-Artificial Neural Network Optimization and Cost–Benefit Analysis
title_fullStr Efficiency Enhancement in Double-Pass Perforated Glazed Solar Air Heaters with Porous Beds: Taguchi-Artificial Neural Network Optimization and Cost–Benefit Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Efficiency Enhancement in Double-Pass Perforated Glazed Solar Air Heaters with Porous Beds: Taguchi-Artificial Neural Network Optimization and Cost–Benefit Analysis
title_sort efficiency enhancement in double-pass perforated glazed solar air heaters with porous beds: taguchi-artificial neural network optimization and cost–benefit analysis
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/8f74689c0e144f3c8aad57419462a2d3
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