Heating Performance Study on a Passive Solar Heater

A passive thermosyphon heating system was designed, fabricated and tested for its thermal performance in semi-arid and four-season climate of Pakistan. The heating system design was based on a two-stage storage and natural thermosyphon circulation of the water. The objective of the study was to enha...

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Main Authors: Naz, M.Y., Sulaiman, S.A., Mahmood, T., Hussain, M.I., Ghaffar, A., Jamil, Y., Inayat, M.
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Published: EDP Sciences 2017
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spelling my.utp.eprints.199812018-04-22T14:30:49Z Heating Performance Study on a Passive Solar Heater Naz, M.Y. Sulaiman, S.A. Mahmood, T. Hussain, M.I. Ghaffar, A. Jamil, Y. Inayat, M. A passive thermosyphon heating system was designed, fabricated and tested for its thermal performance in semi-arid and four-season climate of Pakistan. The heating system design was based on a two-stage storage and natural thermosyphon circulation of the water. The objective of the study was to enhance the heating performance of the thermosyphon systems by using a semicircular steel pot collector, water carrying copper coil cover, two step water storage, and side mirror reflectors. The experiments were conducted during April to July 2014 when ambient temperature was reported to vary between 32°C and 44°C. In continuous flow mode operation, the hot water temperature remained between 46°C and 78°C. Since water temperature in the range of 45°C to 50°C is considered suitable for the domestic use, the presented design can easily reach the temperatures even higher than those acceptable for the domestic use. © The authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2017. EDP Sciences 2017 Article PeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85033213637&doi=10.1051%2fmatecconf%2f201713102012&partnerID=40&md5=dba3882d0e358a06ac97ba4f8c47a2ed Naz, M.Y. and Sulaiman, S.A. and Mahmood, T. and Hussain, M.I. and Ghaffar, A. and Jamil, Y. and Inayat, M. (2017) Heating Performance Study on a Passive Solar Heater. MATEC Web of Conferences, 131 . http://eprints.utp.edu.my/19981/
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description A passive thermosyphon heating system was designed, fabricated and tested for its thermal performance in semi-arid and four-season climate of Pakistan. The heating system design was based on a two-stage storage and natural thermosyphon circulation of the water. The objective of the study was to enhance the heating performance of the thermosyphon systems by using a semicircular steel pot collector, water carrying copper coil cover, two step water storage, and side mirror reflectors. The experiments were conducted during April to July 2014 when ambient temperature was reported to vary between 32°C and 44°C. In continuous flow mode operation, the hot water temperature remained between 46°C and 78°C. Since water temperature in the range of 45°C to 50°C is considered suitable for the domestic use, the presented design can easily reach the temperatures even higher than those acceptable for the domestic use. © The authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2017.
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author Naz, M.Y.
Sulaiman, S.A.
Mahmood, T.
Hussain, M.I.
Ghaffar, A.
Jamil, Y.
Inayat, M.
spellingShingle Naz, M.Y.
Sulaiman, S.A.
Mahmood, T.
Hussain, M.I.
Ghaffar, A.
Jamil, Y.
Inayat, M.
Heating Performance Study on a Passive Solar Heater
author_facet Naz, M.Y.
Sulaiman, S.A.
Mahmood, T.
Hussain, M.I.
Ghaffar, A.
Jamil, Y.
Inayat, M.
author_sort Naz, M.Y.
title Heating Performance Study on a Passive Solar Heater
title_short Heating Performance Study on a Passive Solar Heater
title_full Heating Performance Study on a Passive Solar Heater
title_fullStr Heating Performance Study on a Passive Solar Heater
title_full_unstemmed Heating Performance Study on a Passive Solar Heater
title_sort heating performance study on a passive solar heater
publisher EDP Sciences
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