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Energy-exergy and sustainability analysis of a PV-driven quadruple-flow solar drying system

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  • Khanlari, Ataollah
  • Sözen, Adnan
  • Afshari, Faraz
  • Tuncer, Azim Doğuş

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Solar energy as a clean energy source is widely investigated to find out the effective mechanisms to meet a large part of energy demand in the near future. In the present research, a square-spiral finned quadruple-flow solar collector assisted dryer has been designed, and numerically compared with finless collector. Main aim of the current work is to develop and analyze a sustainable solar drying system. In this study, different from similar works, heat transfer surface area has been enhanced by using square-spiral geometry which is an unconventional fin type. According to the numerical findings, a finned quadruple-flow collector which found more efficient has been manufactured, integrated with a drying chamber and performance experiments have been conducted. In the manufactured solar dryer, a PV panel has been used to run utilized fan. CFD simulation and empirical outcomes of this research exhibited the successful design of finned quadruple-flow collector. Experimentally obtained average efficiency of quadruple-flow collector varied in the range of 73.27–78.19%. Also, mean exergy efficiency of drying chamber was found between 44.16 and 58.38%. Sustainability index and waste exergy ratio values as important factors were attained between the ranges of 1.93–2.73 and 0.52–0.56, respectively.

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  • Khanlari, Ataollah & Sözen, Adnan & Afshari, Faraz & Tuncer, Azim Doğuş, 2021. "Energy-exergy and sustainability analysis of a PV-driven quadruple-flow solar drying system," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 175(C), pages 1151-1166.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:175:y:2021:i:c:p:1151-1166
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.05.062
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