Experimental and numerical study of heat transfer phenomena, inside a flat-plate integrated collector storage solar water heater (ICSSWH), with indirect heat withdrawal

被引:32
作者
Gertzos, K. P. [1 ]
Pnematikakis, S. E. [1 ]
Caouris, Y. G. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Patras, Dept Mech Engn & Aeronaut, Patras 26500, Greece
关键词
ICSSWH; Solar ICS; Integrated collector storage; Tube heat exchanger; CFD;
D O I
10.1016/j.enconman.2008.06.005
中图分类号
O414.1 [热力学];
学科分类号
摘要
The thermal behavior of a particular flat-plate integrated collector storage solar water heater (ICSSWH) is examined, experimentally and numerically. The particularity consists of the indirect heating of the service hot water, through a heat exchanger incorporated into front and back major surfaces of the ICSSWH. Natural and forced convection mechanisms are both examined. A prototype tank was fabricated and experimental data of temperature profiles are extracted, during various energy withdrawals. A 3D computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model was developed and validated against experimental results. Numerical predictions are found highly accurate, providing thus the use of the 3D CFD model for the optimization of this and similar devices. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:3104 / 3115
页数:12
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