scholarly journals Performance Augmentation of the Flat Plate Solar Thermal Collector: A Review

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (19) ◽  
pp. 6203
Author(s):  
Tabish Alam ◽  
Nagesh Babu Balam ◽  
Kishor Sitaram Kulkarni ◽  
Md Irfanul Haque Siddiqui ◽  
Nishant Raj Kapoor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Flat Plate ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Heating System ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Wire Mesh ◽  
Water Heater ◽  
Energy Potential ◽  
Selective Coating

The need for hot water in residential buildings requires a significant energy potential. Therefore, an efficient water heating system is important to achieve the goal of saving high-grade energy. The most simple and cheapest solar water heater is a flat plate solar collector (FPSC), which can increase the thermal energy of fluid by absorbing solar radiation. The performance of FPSC is comparatively low due to the dilute nature of solar insolation. Therefore, advancement of FPSC is being undertaken to improve the performance and achieve size reduction. In past, several techniques have been exploited to improve the performance of FPSC, which are presented in the present paper. These techniques include surface modifications, use of nanofluids, solar selective coating, and applications of a mini/macro channel, heat pipe, and vacuum around absorber. Surface modification on the absorber/absorber tube techniques are exploited to transfer the maximum possible solar energy to working fluids by increasing the heat transfer rate. Insertion of wire mesh, coil, and twisted tapes in the flow has great potential to increase the Nusselt number by 460% at the expense of a large pressure drop. Selective coating of Cu0.44 Ti0.44 Mn0.84 helps to absorb up to 97.4% of the incident solar energy, which is more significant. Many nanofluids have been exploited as heat transfer fluids, as they not only increase the performance but also reduce the fluid inventory. So, these techniques play a very prominent role in the performance of FPSC, which are discussed in detail. Summaries of the results are presented and recommendations proposed.

scholarly journals Riset Penggunaan Pemanas Air Tenaga Surya di Perhotelan Indonesia - Sebuah Kajian Literatur

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-23
Author(s):  
Samar Tan ◽  
Richard A.M Napitupulu
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Heating System ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Solar Thermal ◽  
Solar Water Heater ◽  
Solar Thermal Energy ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Water Heater ◽  
Solar Water

Hospitality is a relatively large energy user in the tourism sector. The application of renewable energy in this field will certainly save energy and contribute to reduce the effect of global warming. An interesting application to study is the use of solar energy for preparing hot water in hotel. This study is a literature study that explored research articles on solar water heater, especially used in hospitality, that have been published. Studies on solar energy have always increased over the past five years, 66.2% of which were in the field of solar thermal energy, where 11.2% of solar thermal energy researches were related to the use of solar energy for the process of heating water. For the research originating from Indonesia, the figures are 48.7% and 6.6% respectively. There is no research on the use of solar water heater in Indonesia. Research on tourism in Indonesia itself tends to decline. A simple example of simulation about solar water heating system using TRNSYS 18 simulation program was presented to motivate researchers in this field.

scholarly journals A REVIEW OF EXPERIMENTAL STUDY AND PERFORMANCE OF FLAT PLATE SOLAR WATER HEATER WITH DIFFERENT FLOW RATES

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 108-110
Author(s):  
Shiv Kumar Tripathi ◽  
Mohammad Azim Aijaz
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Flat Plate ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Solar Water Heater ◽  
Water Heater ◽  
Solar Water ◽  
Alternative Energy Sources ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Flat Plate Collector

The analysis of thermal performance of the flat-plate collector includes parameters such as solar intensity, ambient temperature and configuration of flat-plate collectors etc. A Solar Water Heater are devices which are provides hot water for bathing, washing, cleaning, etc. using of solar energy. It is generally installed where sunlight are available. The solar energy is the most capable of the alternative energy sources. Solar energy is considered an attractive source of renewable energy that can be used for water hearing in both homes and industry.

Heat Transfer Enhancement in a Flat-Plate Solar Water Heater Through Longitudinal Vortex Generator

2019 ◽  
Vol 141 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
F. A. S. Silva ◽  
L. O. Salviano
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Flat Plate ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Vortex Generator ◽  
Longitudinal Vortex ◽  
Solar Water Heater ◽  
Water Heater ◽  
Solar Water ◽  
Delta Winglet

The solar energy is a renewable source that has a great potential for conversion into thermal energy or for generation of electric power through photovoltaic panels in Brazil. Concerns about environmental impacts and the fossil resources scarcity have motivated the technological development of renewable alternatives to fill out the energy matrix. The flat-plate solar water heater is an equipment used for domestic or commercial applications to heat fluids, which can minimize the demand for electric energy and, consequently, decrease the electrical bill. However, the development of technologies to increase the conversion of solar energy into thermal energy remains a challenge in order to increase the efficiency of these devices. Thus, passive techniques to enhance heat transfer have been applied and those results seem to be promissory. Among them, delta-winglet longitudinal vortex generator (VG) is a consolidated passive technique currently applied on compact heat exchangers, although few works have been applied this technique on the solar water heater. By a computational fluid dynamics approach, in this work, we analyze the augmentation of heat transfer through delta-winglet longitudinal vortex generator inside a tube of a flat-plate solar water heater. For the Reynolds numbers 300, 600, and 900, the better ratio between the heat transfer and the pressure drop penalty is found for the attack angle of the delta-winglet of 30 deg, while the highest heat transfer was to the attack angle of 45 deg. Moreover, the first vortex generators showed significant impact only on the friction factor and could be eliminated of the solar water heater with no penalty to the heat transfer.

Problem about Solar Water Heating System and Residential Building Integrated

2012 ◽  
Vol 193-194 ◽  
pp. 30-33
Author(s):  
Xue Ying Wang ◽  
Dong Xu ◽  
Ya Jun Wu
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Integrated Design ◽  
Water System ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Heating System ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Solar Water Heating ◽  
Drainage Design ◽  
Hot Water Supply ◽  
Solar Water Heating System

This article analyzes the problem in application the solar system was used in residential building, puts forward the requirements to use energy and choose the setting of the solar energy collector from two aspects of building and drainage design respectively. In addition, the article explicates andthe solar energy collector and building integrated design and the development of solar energy collector. At last, the article puts forward some Suggestions on the improvement and development of residential solar hot water system and the design of the hot water supply bath solution of practice to make solar energy and low power assisted by night combining.

Evacuated Tube Heat Pipe Solar Collectors Applied to Recirculation Loop in a Federal Building: SSA Philadelphia

Solar Energy ◽  
2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andy Walker ◽  
Fariborz Mahjouri ◽  
Robert Stiteler
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Heat Loss ◽  
Heating System ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Solar Array ◽  
Solar Collectors ◽  
Water Heating ◽  
Evacuated Tube ◽  
Recirculation Loop

This paper describes design, simulation, construction and measured initial performance of a solar water heating system (360 Evacuated Heat-Pipe Collector tubes, 54 m2 gross area, 36 m2 net absorber area) installed at the top of the hot water recirculation loop in the Social Security Mid-Atlantic Center in Philadelphia. Water returning to the hot water storage tank is heated by the solar array when solar energy is available. This new approach, as opposed to the more conventional approach of preheating incoming water, is made possible by the thermal diode effect of heat pipes and low heat loss from evacuated tube solar collectors. The simplicity of this approach and its low installation costs makes the deployment of solar energy in existing commercial buildings more attractive, especially where the roof is far removed from the water heating system, which is often in the basement. Initial observed performance of the system is reported. Hourly simulation estimates annual energy delivery of 111 GJ/year of solar heat and that the annual efficiency (based on the 54 m2 gross area) of the solar collectors is 41%, and that of the entire system including parasitic pump power, heat loss due to freeze protection, and heat loss from connecting piping is 34%. Annual average collector efficiency based on a net aperture area of 36 m2 is 61.5% according to the hourly simulation.

scholarly journals Effect of wire mesh on the heat transfer from a flat plate under free water jet impingement quenching

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 3841-3850
Author(s):  
H.A. Abotaleb ◽  
M.Y. Abdelsalam ◽  
M.M. Aboelnasr
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Flat Plate ◽  
Free Water ◽  
Jet Impingement ◽  
Water Jet ◽  
Wire Mesh

The Solar Energy-Air Source Heat Pump Was Applied to the Hot Water System

2014 ◽  
Vol 587-589 ◽  
pp. 243-246
Author(s):  
Chu Ping Lu ◽  
Kai Ji
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Heat Pump ◽  
Water System ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Water Heater ◽  
Circulating Water ◽  
Air Source Heat Pump ◽  
Hot Water Supply ◽  
The City

This paper is as an example of the hot water supply of the hotel in the city,The design of the hot water system is the solar energy and the air source heat pump,includes:the selection calculation of the air source heat pump of the water heater , the selection and calculation of the solar collector,the determination of the thermal storage tank and the determination of the circulating water pump of heat collecting .

scholarly journals The Comparison of Solar Energy Gaining Effectiveness between Flat Plate Collectors and Evacuated Tube Collectors with Heat Pipe: Case Study

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Olczak ◽  
Dominika Matuszewska ◽  
Jadwiga Zabagło
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Flat Plate ◽  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Energy Productivity ◽  
External Conditions ◽  
Evacuated Tube Collectors ◽  
Evacuated Tube ◽  
Family House

In Poland, various solar collector systems are used; among them, the most popular are flat plate collectors (FPCs) and evacuated tube collectors (ETCs). The work presents two installations located at a distance of 80 km apart, working in similar external conditions. One of them contains 120 flat plate collectors and works for the preparation of hot water in a swimming pool building; the second one consists of 32 evacuated tube collectors with a heat pipe and supports the preparation of domestic hot water for a multi-family house. During the comparison of the two quite large solar installations, it was confirmed that the use of evacuated tube solar collectors shows a much better solar energy productivity than flat plate collectors for the absorber area. Higher heat solar gains (by 7.9%) were also observed in the case of the gross collector area. The advantages of evacuated tube collectors are observed mainly during colder periods, which allows for a steadier thermal energy production.

scholarly journals Non-residential water demand model validated with extensive measurements and surveys

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. J. Pieterse-Quirijns ◽  
E. J. M. Blokker ◽  
E. van der Blom ◽  
J. H. G. Vreeburg
Keyword(s):  
Water Demand ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Water System ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Demand Model ◽  
Water Heater ◽  
Peak Demand ◽  
Demand Equations ◽  
Proper Estimation

Abstract. Existing Dutch guidelines for the design of the drinking water and hot water system of non-residential buildings are based on outdated assumptions on peak water demand or on unfounded assumptions on hot water demand. They generally overestimate peak demand values required for the design of an efficient and reliable water system. Recently, a procedure was developed based on the end-use model SIMDEUM to derive design-demand-equations for peak demand values of both cold and hot water during various time steps for several types and sizes of non-residential buildings, viz. offices, hotels and nursing homes. In this paper, the design-demand-equations are validated with measurements of cold and hot water patterns on a per second base and with surveys. The good correlation between the simulated water demand patterns and the measured patterns indicates that the basis of the design-demand-equations, the SIMDEUM simulated standardised buildings, is solid. Surveys were held to investigate whether the construction of the standardised buildings based on the dominant variable corresponds with practice. Surveys show that it is difficult to find relationships to equip the standardised buildings with users and appliances. However, the validation proves that with a proper estimation of the number of users and appliances in only the dominant functional room of the standardised buildings, SIMDEUM renders a realistic cold and hot water diurnal demand pattern. Furthermore, the new design-demand-equations based on these standardised buildings give a better prediction of the measured peak values for cold water flow than the existing guidelines. Moreover, the new design-demand-equations can predict hot water use well. In this paper it is illustrated that the new design-demand-equations lead to reliable and improved designs of building installations and water heater capacity, resulting in more hygienic and economical installations.

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