Performance study of a novel multi-functional Trombe wall with air purification, photovoltaic, heating and ventilation

• Published in: Energy conversion and management Vol. 203; p. 112229
• Main Authors: Wu, Shuang-Ying, Xu, Li, Xiao, Lan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2020; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: air; Air purification; Air temperature; Ambient temperature; Efficiency; electricity; heat; Heating; Multi-physical fields coupling; Performance degradation; Photocatalytic oxidation; Photovoltaic; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaics; Purification; Solar energy; Solar radiation; Thermodynamic efficiency; Trombe wall; Trombe walls; Ventilation; Photovoltaic; Trombe wall; Multi-physical fields coupling; Photocatalytic oxidation; Solar energy

•A novel PC-PV-Trombe wall with space heating, air purification and photovoltaic power generation.•Multi-physical fields coupling model of flow, heat and mass transfer with photocatalytic reaction.•Effects of channel height and width on the performance of PC-PV-Trombe wall.•Performance comparisons a...