Numerical Study on the Enhanced Thermal Performance of the Porous Media-Assisted Flat-Plate Solar Collector

Table 1

Parametric characteristics of porous media block.

Parameters	Value	Unit
Total length	0.36	m
Height	0.0078	m
Density		kg/m^3
Thermal conductivity	29	W/(m·K)
Specific heat capacity	750	J/(kg·K)
Darcy number	, 10^-4, 10^-3, 10^-2
Material type	Al2O3