Research Article
Performance Investigation of Air Velocity Effects on PV Modules under Controlled Conditions
Table 3
Details of meshes tested in grid independence.
| | Grid | Nodes | Number of cells | Domain size (cm) | Step size Δt (s) | Experimental temperature of module (K) | Fluent temperature of module (K) | Difference in temperature (K) |
| | G1 | 25,002 | 24,272 | 30 × 42.6 | 0.0008 | 297.4 | 293.9 | 3.5 | | G2 | 36,492 | 35,600 | 30 × 42.6 | 0.0008 | 297.4 | 295.4 | 2 | | G3 | 39,246 | 38,320 | 30 × 42.6 | 0.0008 | 297.4 | 296.1 | 1.3 |
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