Exergy and energy analysis of sensible heat storage based double pass hybrid solar air heater

This research work discusses the exergy and energy analysis of an innovative double pass solar air heater with sensible heat storage. The system is evaluated in three different operating conditions; namely, natural convection mode, induced forced convection mode, and induced forced convection mode with a reflector. Performance analysis in all operating conditions evaluated and the best operating condition selected to apply crop drying and space...