Solar-powered hot air generation module
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http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4350-209X
Darwin Tapia
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1663-7976
Byron Solorzano
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0071-2249
José Cuenca
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1049-0958
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The paper discusses the verification of the experimental results of a solar-powered hot air generation module using a mathematical model that predicts the behavior of thermal variables. OBJECTIVE: To develop a mathematical model that describes the internal heat exchange processes in a flat plate solar collector. METHOD: The research employs a two-pronged approach: theoretical and experimental. The main operating parameters of the flat plate solar collector are measured, and a mathematical model and a heat balance are performed. RESULTS: MATLAB GUIDE is used to program an application for the implementation of the mathematical model. The constants corresponding to the geometrical data of the solar module and the duct, the insulator characteristics, and the thermal radiation conditions of the materials used are determined. Finally, after defining the input data, the corresponding iterations are carried out, and the calculation results are obtained. Temperature adjustments are made with a deviation of less than 1%. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The average error representing the difference between the proposed model response and the actual operating parameters is 2.55 percent, which is statistically acceptable. Previous research findings confirm a good performance for a mass flow rate of 0.0204 kg/s. The evaluation of a solar-powered hot air generation module, which has enormous potential for heating houses in the Ecuadorian Sierra, is performed.
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