Celine Garnier
Thermal model for performance prediction of integrated collector storage systems
Garnier, Celine; Muneer, Tariq; Currie, John
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Abstract
The result of many years of global research on solar water heating systems has outlined the promising approach of integrated collector storage solar water heaters (ICS-SWHs) in cold climates. This research paper aims to model the field performance of a newly developed ICS-SWH for Scottish weather conditions. Field experiments were performed to investigate the performance of the newly developed ICS-SWH and the parameters affecting it. This was followed by developing a thermal macromodel able to compare the internal temperature variation under differing external weather conditions in order to evaluate the transient performance of
the ICS-SWH for field conditions. Through this work, important parameters for modeling field performance of ICS-SWH were established. The innovative modeling tool developed was found to accurately predict the bulk water temperature of the ICS-SWH for any orientation and location in the world with good accuracy.
Citation
Garnier, C., Muneer, T., & Currie, J. (2011). Thermal model for performance prediction of integrated collector storage systems. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 3, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3549148
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | 2011 |
Deposit Date | May 10, 2012 |
Publicly Available Date | May 10, 2012 |
Electronic ISSN | 1941-7012 |
Publisher | AIP Publishing |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 3 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3549148 |
Keywords | solar absorber-convertors; solar heating; ICS-SWH; |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5261 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3549148 |
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