Performance analysis of a solar air heater equipped with inverted arrow-shaped ribs

Akhilesh Kumar, Subhash Lahane, Prabhat Kumar, Ravi Sinha, Sachin C. Borse, Shrikisan J. Parihar, Babasaheb R. Ingle, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Deogiri Institute of Engineering and Management Studies, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Automation and Robotics, Dr D. Y, Patil Institute of Technology Pimpri

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Published online on May 14, 2026

Abstract

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, Ahead of Print.
In this study, thermo-fluid dynamics of an inverted arrow-shaped rough absorber plate in a turbulent regime (3,800≤Re≤18,000) is numerically investigated. The computational results have been obtained using Finite Volume Method (FVM) in ANSYS Fluent 19.0. ...