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Solar Flat-Plate Air Collectors

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A solar flat-plate air collector has the application of space heating and crop drying under forced mode of operation with air as a working fluid. For space heating, hot air can be stored in a rock bed for night-time application. The electrical power consumed under forced mode can be met by integrating a PV module into an air collector panel.

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  1. Centre for Energy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India

    G. N. Tiwari &  Shyam

  2. Qassim University, College of Engineering, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia

    Arvind Tiwari

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Tiwari, G.N., Tiwari, A., Shyam (2016). Solar Flat-Plate Air Collectors. In: Handbook of Solar Energy. Energy Systems in Electrical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0807-8_9

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