7E analysis and sustainability evaluation of dual-passage solar thermal air collector with staggered turbulators
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Publication Date: 2026
- Doi Number: 10.1007/s10973-026-15833-5
- Journal Name: Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Aerospace Database, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Compendex, Index Islamicus, INSPEC, Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), Engineering Source (EBSCO), Materials Science & Engineering Collection (ProQuest), Technology Collection (ProQuest)
- Keywords: Dual-passage solar thermal air collector, Effective efficiency, Enviroeconomic, Exergy efficiency, Sustainability index, Thermal efficiency
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Yıldız Technical University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
The present research investigates and evaluates the performance of a dual-passage solar thermal air collector integrated with a staggered turbulator configuration using an analytical approach. Based on an analysis of energy and exergy, the impact of the staggered turbulator geometrical parameters on the dual-passage solar thermal air collector performance is evaluated analytically, and the findings have been compared with a traditional smooth plate. The current investigation analytically assesses the exergetic, effective, and thermal efficiencies of a dual-passage solar thermal air collector roughened with single V-shaped staggered baffles. A parametric design and temperature rise parameter are used to assess these efficiencies in order to accurately forecast the dual-passage solar thermal air collector energy consumption. Economic analysis, environmental analysis, enviroeconomic analysis, exergoeconomic analysis, exergoenvironmental analysis, and sustainability index are also examined by energetic and exergetic analytical research results. In accordance with the dual-passage solar thermal air collector system’s economic evaluation, the energy cost is determined to be 0.077 USD kWh−1. The exergoeconomic and exergoenvironmental parameters are calculated to be 0.1716 kWh USD−1 and 0.5305 tons of CO2 over its life cycle. According to the enviroeconomic and environmental analysis, the dual-passage solar thermal air collector can mitigate 39.95 tons of CO2 over its life cycle (10 years), and the amount of earned carbon credit obtained is 579.27 USD.