Experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Study of Glazed Three Dimensional PV/T Solar Panel with Air Cooling

Abstract:

The thermal performances of photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) flat plate panel were determined under 500–1000 W/m² solar radiation levels. In the present work, fluid flow analysis and temperature distribution on solar panel has been carried out by experimental method and computational fluid dynamic (CFD) technique. The experiments have been carried out on clear days during the month April 2014. The geometric model for CFD analysis is generated using Solidworks. Mesh generation is accomplished by ANSYS Meshing Software. Physics setup, computation and post processing are accomplished by ANSYS FLUENT. The experimentally measured temperatures are compared to the temperatures determined by the CFD model and found to be in good agreement. It is also found that the difference between the experimental and CFD simulated outlet temperature differ only by less than 3.5°C.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 787)
• Pages: 102-106
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.787.102
• Online since: August 2015
• Authors: R. Senthil Kumar*, N. Puja Priyadharshini, Elumalai Natarajan
• Keywords: CFD Simulation, Flat Plate Pv/t, Heat Transfer, Temperature Distribution

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