@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/17350,
	  title     = {Investigations of Natural Convective Heat Transfer in Rectangular Thermal Passages},
	  author    = {Hussain H. Al-Kayiem and  Ahmed K. Hussein and  Toh Seng Peow},
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	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {The evaluation of the convective heat transfer of flow in passages with rectangular cross section is still of interest for the heat transfer investigators, as in the air heater solar collectors. The aim of this paper is to present investigation results on the natural convection heat transfer in a solar air heater. The effect of the channel length as heat transfer surface and the inclination of the passage were investigated. The results were obtained experimentally and theoretically. For that, an experimental test rig was fabricated with channel lengths of 1m, 1.5m, and 2m. For each length, the air outlet and inlet temperatures, absorber and cover temperatures, solar radiation intensity and air flow rate were measured at 10o, 30o, 50o, 70o, and 90o tilt angles. Measurements were recorded every 2 hours interval to investigate the transient behavior of the system. The experimental and theoretical results are presented in terms of Nu number versus Ra number and discussed. The percentages of differences between experimental and theoretical results are within the margin of 6% to 13%, effectively. It is recommended to extend the investigation to study the same configurations with different artificial surface roughing by ribs or pins.
},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering},
	  volume    = {7},
	  number    = {3},
	  year      = {2013},
	  pages     = {452 - 457},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/17350},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/75},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 75, 2013},
	}