Thermal Performance Analysis on Staggered Finned Absorber Solar Air Heater

Analysis of thermal performance analysis on the staggered fin solar air heater has been carried out theoretically in this paper. Thermal efficiency indicates the part by which incident solar energy is converted to useful work output on the other hand thermohydrauic efficiency inform about the fraction of incident energy transformed to desired need. A analytical study has been carried out to investigate the number of effect of system and various operational parameters i.e. space between fins, vertical length of fin, mass flow rate of air and insolation 960 W/m2 on the thermal and thermohydraulic efficiency. The analytical approach provides adequate information of the performance of offset finned solar air heater and it helps in designing such types of solar air heater. The analytical methodology gives sufficient premonition of the execution of offset finned solar air heater and it very well may be useful in designing such kinds of solar air heater.