Thermal performance of solar water heater hanged on balcony wall with separate pressure bearing

Ding, Xiang, Gao, Wenfeng, Liu, Tao, and Lin, Wenxian (2011) Thermal performance of solar water heater hanged on balcony wall with separate pressure bearing. Transactions of the CSAE (Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering), 27 (10). pp. 233-237.

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In this paper, an analysis has been conducted on an indirect forced circulation solar water heater which is hanged on the balcony wall with separate pressure bearing, a mathematical model was established for this heater, and experiments and calculations have been carried out to obtain the useful heat, daily average thermal efficiency, transient thermal efficiency, heat loss coefficient of the heater, etc., under clear day conditions in winter in Kunming, China. The results show that the thermal performance of such a solar heater is superior, it meets the requirements of the national standards and the residential water usage, and is suitable for utilization integrated with buildings; Solar radiation is the most profound parameter to dictate the thermal performance of the heater; The insulation performance of the storage tank with separate pressure bearing is superior. Nevertheless, the results also demonstrate that further studies are needed to explore in-depth the temperature stratification in the heat storage tank.

Item ID: 21541
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 1002-6819
Keywords: useful heat; solar radiation; solar water heater; separate pressure bearing; indirect forced circulation; thermal performance
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Article in Chinese. Abstract in English.

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Date Deposited: 22 Apr 2012 22:44
FoR Codes: 09 ENGINEERING > 0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering > 091505 Heat and Mass Transfer Operations @ 60%
09 ENGINEERING > 0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering > 091504 Fluidisation and Fluid Mechanics @ 40%
SEO Codes: 85 ENERGY > 8505 Renewable Energy > 850506 Solar-Thermal Energy @ 80%
97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970109 Expanding Knowledge in Engineering @ 20%
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