Experimental Investigations of Transient and Daily Thermal Performances for a Balcony-Flat-Plate Solar Water Heater

2014 ◽  
Vol 953-954 ◽  
pp. 107-110
Author(s):  
Fen E Hu ◽  
Sheng Xian Wei ◽  
Dong Yu Li
Keyword(s):  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Flat Plate ◽  
Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Initial Temperature ◽  
Energy Output ◽  
Total Solar Radiation ◽  
Solar Water Heater ◽  
Water Heater ◽  
Solar Water ◽  
Daily Total

Transient and daily thermal performances of the balcony-type solar water heater with a flat-plate collector were investigated under different weather conditions in Kunming. The results showed that the solar irradiance has a few influences on the thermal performance of the solar water heater. The system thermal efficiency is 50-57% when the daily total radiation varies from 5.3 to 22.2 MJ·m-2. The initial temperature of the water in the water tank has great effects on the thermal efficiency. The daily thermal efficiency decreases by 9% when the initial temperature increases by 10°C. The percentage (Useful energy/Energy need) exceeds 60% when the daily total solar radiation is more than 11.6 MJ·m-2. When the daily total solar radiation is larger than 21 MJ·m-2, the useful energy output of the solar water heater can meet the user requirement for hot water.

Experiment of a Flat Plate Solar Water Heater Collector with Modified Design and Thermal Performance Analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 624 ◽  
pp. 332-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shouquat Hossain ◽  
Ali Wadi Abbas ◽  
Jeyraj Selvaraj ◽  
Ferdous Ahmed ◽  
Nasrudin Bin Abd Rahim
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Flat Plate ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Solar Water Heater ◽  
Water Heater ◽  
Pipe Surface ◽  
Solar Water ◽  
Useful Heat ◽  
Absorber Surface

An investigation is reported of the thermal performance of a flat plate solar water heater with a circulating absorber pipe surface. The thermal performance of the 2-side parallel serpentine flow solar water heater depends significantly on the heat transfer rate between the absorber surface and the water, and on the amount of solar radiation incident on the absorber surface. The modified pipe arrangement has a higher characteristic length for convective heat transfer from the absorber to the water, in addition to having more surface area exposed to solar radiation. It means during the operation of water heater, more solar energy is converted into useful heat. However, this modification has reduced the efficiency of the system marginally.

scholarly journals EXPERIMENTAL STUDY AND ANALYSIS OF FLAT PLATE SOLAR WATER HEATER WITH PUMP

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. 42-45
Author(s):  
Anupras Shukla ◽  
Pushpraj Singh
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Flat Plate ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Solar Water Heater ◽  
Water Heater ◽  
Solar Water ◽  
Pipe Water ◽  
Water Container

In this study, we are achieving the hot water from solar water heater. The solar water heater are archiving the solar radiation from sun energy after that we are obtaining the hot water, in this way we are obtained the various temperatures of hot water with the help of circulating pump, the pump are used for obtaining the various flow rate of using water. The solar water heater is having several parts such as collector, pipe, water container and pump.

Performance Analysis and Optimization of Fresnel Lens Concentrated Solar Water Heater

2018 ◽  
Vol 141 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinod Kumar Soni ◽  
R. L. Shrivastava ◽  
S. P. Untawale ◽  
Kshitij Shrivastava
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Flat Plate ◽  
Mass Flow ◽  
Critical Parameters ◽  
Total System ◽  
Outlet Temperature ◽  
Solar Water Heater ◽  
Water Heater ◽  
Solar Water

Concentrated solar power (CSP) is a mature and efficient technology to cater the large-scale demand of hot water. Conventional reflectors/mirrors in CSP share 50% of total system cost. High installation as well as O&M cost is the major concern in reflector-based CSP. Apart from the above, manufacturing defects and adverse service environment cause premature degradation of reflectors and substantial drop in efficiency and service life. Performance analysis of an innovative optically concentrated solar water heater (OCSWH) using plurality of Fresnel lenses of poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA) is presented in the work. Size and yield of any solar water heater (SWH) are mainly dependent on its aperture area, output temperature, and mass flow rate, which are termed herein as critical parameters. Series of experimentations is carried out by varying critical design and operating parameters viz. aperture area, outlet temperature, and rate of mass flow, and similar experimentation is also carried out on commercially available flat plate SWH to compare its performance. Loss of heat from riser and header pipes is restricted by application of effective insulation. Substantial improvement in collector efficiency, increase in rate of mass flow, and rise in discharge temperature with reference to flat plate collector are noted. Economics is also studied covering life cycle cost (LCC), life cycle saving (LCS), and energy payback period.

scholarly journals TO STUDY AND ANALYSIS OF SOLAR WATER HEATER USING VARIOUS MASS FLOW RATE

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-144
Author(s):  
Sunaina Sailani
Keyword(s):  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Mass Flow Rate ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Storage Tank ◽  
The Body ◽  
Solar Water Heater ◽  
Water Heater ◽  
Water Pipes ◽  
Solar Water ◽  
Circulating Water

Solar water heater is a device which is used for heating the water using of sun energy. This system is connected like as storage tank, centrifugal pump, pipes and glass. The circulating flexible water pipes are connected with the metallic pipe, which are assembled with the body. The solar radiation are achieving from sun and passing although glass and collector for the purpose of the heating the circulating water. In this way we are achieving the various temperatures using of circulating pump.

Numerical Investigation of Thermal Separators Within the Evacuated Tubes of a Water-in-Glass Solar Water Heater

2018 ◽  
Vol 140 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asif Soopee ◽  
Abdel Anwar Hossen Khoodaruth ◽  
Anshu Prakash Murdan ◽  
Vishwamitra Oree
Keyword(s):  
Tilt Angle ◽  
Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Thermal Stratification ◽  
Maximum Deviation ◽  
Water Tank ◽  
Solar Water Heater ◽  
Water Heater ◽  
Solar Water ◽  
Thermal Distribution ◽  
Evacuated Tubes

The effects of thermal separators within the evacuated tubes of a water-in-glass solar water heater (SWH) were numerically investigated using the commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software ANSYS fluent. To validate the three-dimensional (3D) model, an experiment was performed for the passive operation of the SWH for a fortnight period, of which 3 h of recorded data was selected. The Boussinesq's approximation was employed, and the respective solar irradiance and ambient temperature profiles were incorporated. A maximum deviation of only 2.06% was observed between the experimental and numerical results. The model was then adapted for the case where thermal separators are inserted within the evacuated tubes of the SWH and both cases were run for two tilt angles, 10 deg and 40 deg. The temperature and velocity profiles within the evacuated tubes were analyzed alongside the temperature contours, thermal stratification, and overall thermal efficiency of the SWH. At a 40 deg tilt, without thermal separators, the flow streams within the evacuated tubes are restrained, and a chaotic thermal behavior was observed, thereby restricting thermal distribution to the water stored in the SWH tank. A lower tilt angle (10 deg) provided a more desirable thermal distribution. With thermal separators, however, the tilt angle preference was reversed. A faster and more uniform thermal distribution was achieved within the water tank, with a sizeable reduction in the thermal stratification at a 40 deg tilt. The overall thermal efficiency of the SWH was improved by 4.11% and 4.14% for tilt angles of 10 deg and 40 deg, respectively.

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