Journal of Cleaner Production, ( ISI ), Volume (314), Year (2021-9) , Pages (127947-127947)

Title : ( Soft computing analysis of thermohydraulic enhancement using twisted tapes in a flat-plate solar collector: Sensitivity analysis and multi-objective optimization )

Authors: Behnam Mohseni-Gharyehsafa , Javad Abolfazli Esfahani , Kyung Chun Kim , Henni Ouerdane ,

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Abstract

Flat-plate solar collectors are a cost-effective technology for water heating in residential buildings. Comprehensive sensitivity analysis and multi-objective optimization of five crucial factors in a flat-plate solar collector equipped with twisted tapes are investigated. The studied factors are the Nusselt number (Nu), friction factor (f), solar collector efficiency (η), thermal performance factor (ξ), and the temperature difference of the heat transfer fluid across the device (ΔT). The simulation of functions is carried out by four soft computing methods, such as the linear and cubic form of multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS), group method of data handling (GMDH), and multivariate polynomial regression (MPR). The linear form of the MARS algorithm shows the highest accuracy in predicting Nu, f, and η by R2 = 0.99986, 0.9984, and 0.98821, respectively. The Reynolds number (Re) is from 4000 to 14,000, and the twisted tape ratio (Y) is between 0 and 15. The simulated annealing optimization is employed to find the global optima. According to the study, Nu, η, ξ, and ΔT reach their maximum when f is minimum, which occurs for Y = 5 and Re in the 13,200 to 13,400 range for different global solar radiation levels. The maximum temperature difference happens at noon, about 6.54 K at the Re = 5362.5 and Y = 5 with the collector surface area by 2 m2. When the appropriate working conditions are met so that these factors are simultaneously optimal, ΔT, hence the efficiency, can be increased.

Keywords

, Flat-plate solar collector, Renewable energy, Twisted tapes, Multi-objective optimization
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author = {Behnam Mohseni-Gharyehsafa and Abolfazli Esfahani, Javad and Kyung Chun Kim and Henni Ouerdane},
title = {Soft computing analysis of thermohydraulic enhancement using twisted tapes in a flat-plate solar collector: Sensitivity analysis and multi-objective optimization},
journal = {Journal of Cleaner Production},
year = {2021},
volume = {314},
month = {September},
issn = {0959-6526},
pages = {127947--127947},
numpages = {0},
keywords = {Flat-plate solar collector; Renewable energy; Twisted tapes; Multi-objective optimization},
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%T Soft computing analysis of thermohydraulic enhancement using twisted tapes in a flat-plate solar collector: Sensitivity analysis and multi-objective optimization
%A Behnam Mohseni-Gharyehsafa
%A Abolfazli Esfahani, Javad
%A Kyung Chun Kim
%A Henni Ouerdane
%J Journal of Cleaner Production
%@ 0959-6526
%D 2021

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