Energy And Exergy Analysis Of An Absorber Plate With Stainless Steel Scourers

Year 2025, Volume: 13 Issue: 1, 7 - 14, 30.06.2025

Filiz Özgen , Ayşe Dayan , Uğurcan Yardımcı , Celal Kıstak , Nevin Çelik

https://doi.org/10.18586/msufbd.1612185

Abstract

The effect of adding stainless steel scourers to absorber surfaces on solar air heater heat transfer efficiency is investigated in this study. The energy and exergy efficiency of collectors with different absorber surface layouts were assessed by a comparative analysis. The absorber surfaces were categorized into three types based on the density of scourers: flat non-porous Type III (T3), less complex porous Type II (T2), and complex porous Type I (T1). Experiments performed at air mass flow rates of 0.025 kg/s and 0.05 kg/s, measuring parameters such as ambient temperature, absorber surface temperature, solar radiation, air inlet and outlet temperatures.At a flow rate of 0.025 kg/s, energy efficiencies of T1, T2, and T3 were 45%, 42%, and 36%, respectively. These efficiencies improved to 55%, 49%, and 46% when the flow rate was increased to 0.05 kg/s. A similar trend was seen in exergy efficiencies, which were 50%, 48%, and 40% for T1, T2, and T3 at 0.025 kg/s, increasing to 66%, 55%, and 52% at 0.05 kg/s.The findings indicated that the flat plate collector (T3) exhibited the lowest efficiency and the highest irreversibility. Additionally, an increase in airflow rate enhanced overall collector performance. These results underscore the significant advantages of porous absorber surfaces, especially the intricate porous design of T1, in improving the energy and exergy efficiencies of solar energy collectors.

Keywords

Energy , Exergy , Surface-enhancing elements , Renewable Energy , Solar Energy Systems , Thermal Performance

Ethical Statement

I declare that all processes of the study are in accordance with research and publication ethics, and that I comply with ethical rules and scientific citation principles.

Paslanmaz Çelik Telli Bir Yutucu Plakanın Enerji ve Ekserji Analizi

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, paslanmaz çelik tellerin güneş hava ısıtıcılarının emici yüzeylerine eklenmesinin ısı transfer verimliliği üzerindeki etkisi incelenmiştir. Farklı emici yüzey düzenine sahip kolektörlerin enerji ve ekserji verimlilikleri karşılaştırmalı bir analizle değerlendirilmiştir. Emici yüzeyler, tellerin yoğunluğuna göre üç tipe ayrılmıştır: düz, gözeneksiz Tip III (T3), daha az karmaşık gözenekli Tip II (T2) ve karmaşık gözenekli Tip I (T1). Deneyler, 0,025 kg/s ve 0,05 kg/s hava kütle akış hızlarında gerçekleştirilmiş; çevre sıcaklığı, emici yüzey sıcaklığı, güneş ışınımı, hava giriş-çıkış sıcaklıkları gibi parametreler ölçülmüştür.0,025 kg/s akış hızında T1, T2 ve T3 için enerji verimlilikleri sırasıyla %45, %42 ve %36 olarak elde edilmiştir. Akış hızı 0,05 kg/s’ye çıkarıldığında bu verimlilikler %55, %49 ve %46’ya yükselmiştir. Benzer bir eğilim ekserji verimliliklerinde de gözlenmiştir; 0,025 kg/s’de T1, T2 ve T3 için ekserji verimlilikleri sırasıyla %50, %48 ve %40 iken, 0,05 kg/s’de bu değerler %66, %55 ve %52’ye ulaşmıştır. Sonuçlar, düz plaka kolektörünün (T3) en düşük verimliliği ve en yüksek geri dönüşümsüzlüğü sergilediğini göstermiştir. Ayrıca, hava akış hızındaki artışın kolektör performansını genel olarak iyileştirdiği tespit edilmiştir. Bu bulgular, özellikle karmaşık gözenekli T1 tasarımının, güneş enerjisi kolektörlerinin enerji ve ekserji verimliliklerini artırmada önemli avantajlar sunduğunu ortaya koymaktadır.

Keywords

Enerji , Ekserji , Yüzey Geliştirici Elemanlar , Yenilenebilir Enerji , Güneş Enerjisi Sistemleri , Termal Performans

Ethical Statement

Çalışmanın tüm süreçlerinin araştırma ve yayın etiğine uygun olduğunu, etik kurallara ve bilimsel atıf gösterme ilkelerine uyduğumu beyan ederim.

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