Study the effect of fin on solar collector performance using CFD simulation

Hasnalee, Effy Rushdane Affandi (2022) Study the effect of fin on solar collector performance using CFD simulation. Project Report. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Typically, a solar air collector is used to capture thermal energy for drying. Typically, a traditional solar air collector includes an absorber to capture heat from the sun's rays. However, under certain circumstances, the heat gathered by a traditional solar air collector is insufficient due to considerations such as climate and the purpose of the collector. A solar collector's thermal performance can be enhanced by altering the material used to absorb heat, for as by adding fins to the collector's absorber. The purpose of this research is to determine the influence of fins on a solar collector. The primary objective of this work is to develop, examine, and analyze the thermal performance of rectangular, wavy, v-groove, and horizontal fins arrangement solar collectors using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The purpose of the CFD simulation is to determine the influence of fins on temperature rise, pressure, and fluid flow velocity in the solar collector by simulating the boundary conditions of a study model solar air collector. The study's findings indicate that rectangular fins, wavy fins, v - groove fins, and horizontal fins all have a higher temperature rise than the study model, at 5.4 percent, 5.6 percent, and 5.3 percent, respectively, while horizontal fins have the highest temperature rise at 5.7 percent, compared to the study model's 4.2 percent. In conclusion, the study concluded that horizontal fins provide the best thermal improvement, but rectangular fins are a better choice in a comparable circumstance and application to the study model.

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