Heat Transfer Optimization in Air Flat Plate Solar Collectors Integrated with Baffles

This paper presents an experimental analysis for comparisons of conventional flat plate solar collectors and collectors integrated with different numbers of baffles. Heat transfer between absorber plate and drying fluid (air) has been one of the major challenges in the design and operations of the indirect solar dryer systems. In this experiment, efficiency of air flat plate solar collector integrated with 2, 3, 4 and 8 baffles was studied and compared with the ordinary collector. The results showed that integrating solar collector with baffles significantly increased the efficiency of the system. It was noted that collector with 2, 3, 4 and 8 baffles had a mean efficiency of 29.2%, 31.3%, 33.1% and 33.7% respectively while with no baffles was 28.9%. The analysis showed that when there were less than four baffles in the collector, heat transfer was dominant over pressure drop and hence high efficiency. However, when the number of baffles exceeded four, the effect associated with an increase in pressure drop highly observed compared to heat transfer coefficient, thus resulted to insignificant increase in efficiency. Therefore, the optimum number of four baffles was commended for the designed model for optimum efficiency.

Experimentation of a Plane Solar Integrated Collector Storage Water Heater

In order to popularize the use of the solar-water heaters, especially in the residential and tertiary sectors with the third world, it appears to be necessary to reduce their cost while improving their performances. It is the object of this integrated storage collector thus created and tested in the south of Tunisia. It is simply made up of a tank playing the double part of solar absorber and storage tank of warm water, of a glazing to profit from the greenhouse effect and of an insulating case. Its measured energy performances, by the method of input-output proves its effectiveness to produce hot water, in spite of its simplicity of manufacture, usage and maintenance. Indeed a temperature of water exceeding 70?C is reached towards the afternoon True Solar Time, and for an efficiency of 7%. Thus, this type of collector with integrated storage is entirely satisfactory and could be available to larger mass.

The Characteristics of the Evaporator/Evaporator for Direct Expansion Solar Assisted Heat Pump System

Direct expansion solar assisted heat pump (DX-SAHP) technology is developed by combining solar energy heat utilization with heat pump energy saving technology. The experimental researches of the DX-SAHP hot water system are conducted in this paper, and overall performance of DX-SAHP is analyzed with three different structures of collectors/evaporators, namely a bare-plate collector, a glass-plate collector and double collectors/evaporators (a bare-plate collector and a glass-plate collector). The influence factors and overall performance are studied, which show that the overall performance of the system is mainly influenced by solar irradiation intensity and the collector area. Comparing with glass-plate collector in similar conditions, bare-plate collector system COP is higher. While increasing collector area is conducive to improve the system COP, but will reduce the collector efficiency and increase the workload of the compressor by comparing the bare-plate collector with double-plate collectors.

Arrangement of Multirow Solar Collector Array on Limited Roof Width

At the limited roof north-south （N-S） width of a building, for the array with multirow collectors based on no shading at winter solstice noon and sloped at latitude, this paper studied the shading and the radiant energy striking on solar collector array. Based on Kunming solar radiation data, the annual and monthly solar radiant energy striking on multi-array collectors was analyzed and estimated, from no shading to partial shading by adding 1-3 collector row, at the slopes of 10°, 15°, 20°, 25°, 30°, 35° and 40°, respectively. The results showed that properly increasing the row number by reducing the slope of collectors was reasonable in order to get more annual radiant energy. Adding 1 row at 10° of slope was economical for Kunming, based on the 5-row array at 25°. And adding collector row by 20% at 10° of slope could increase the radiant energy striking on the array by 19%.

Thermal performance of solar air collector with slit-like perforations

To offer a potentially low-cost and high-efficiency option for once-through applications,the unglazed transpired solar collector was studied. The semi-empirical correlation of overall heat exchange effectivenessε for UTC with circular holes was proposed to verify whether it being fit for this kind of absorber with slit-like perforations. The results show that in certain parameters,the predicted values of ε are very close to measured values,and the root mean square difference in betweens about 0.10,so the modle is suitable. Based on experimental results,this kind of absorber is proved to be feasible,with highest value of ε,up to 0.81. In addition,with the increase of γ,overall heat exchange effectiveness ε will decrease,i.e.,the value of ε will decrease with the increase of suction velocity vs or the decrease of wind velocity uw. However,the actual value of solar radiation intensity G and ambient temperature T∞ have little influence on ε.

Feasibility Analysis on the Integrated Application of Solar Energy, Biogas, Coal-fired Boiler and Radiant Floor Heating for Rural Residence

The feasibility of adopting a balanced energy mix mode (domestic solar energy, biogas, coal-fired boiler and radiant floor heating) was proposed. Taking a typical rural residence in Zhengzhou City for example, the study through theoretical analysis and calculation showed that such a balanced energy mix is an economic way and efficient in saving energy and reducing air pollution, and elaborated the theoretical feasibility of popularizing such a heat supply mode in rural areas.

Thermal Analysis and Experimental Validation of Parabolic Trough Collector for Solar Adsorption Refrigerator

This work presents an algorithm able to simulate the heating of a solar collector throughout the day. The discussed collector is part of a solar adsorption refrigerator, and is used to regenerate the activated carbon contained inside a cylindrical recipient (absorber), which is located in the focal line of a parabolic trough concentrator. The developed algorithm takes into account all the transfer mechanisms when analyzing the heat transfers taking place between the collector’s components and the environment, as well as the transfer mechanisms towards the absorber’s interior. The temperature evolution for the collector’s elements is obtained, and the model is validated by comparing the experimentally measured surface temperature of the absorber with the one determined by the algorithm. The experimental data were gathered from similar collectors in two different scenarios: Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) and Buenos Aires (Argentina). The model is satisfactorily validated with experimental data.

Impact of Heat Transfer Media on Performance of Solar-Hydrogen Power Generation

Solar-hydrogen system has great potential for contributing to sustainable and clean energy supply. The aim of this study is to clarify the impact of heat transfer media in solar collector such as methane, ammonium, hydrogen, air and water on the performance of solar-hydrogen system. After estimating the highest temperature attainable by each heat transfer media, the amount of thermal energy that could be saved in the production of hydrogen or preheat for power generation by fuel cell was calculated. The power generation performance of fuel cell using each heat transfer media was also investigated. As a result, it has been revealed that the temperature changes of methane, ammonium and air follow the horizontal solar radiation intensity irrespective of seasons, and their highest temperatures are almost the same among them. The temperature response of hydrogen is slower than methane, ammonium and air. This study defines the ratio of saving thermal energy which indicates the effect of solar thermal utilization for production of hydrogen or preheat for power generation by fuel cell without using utility gas. It has been found that the biggest thermal energy saving is obtained when hydrogen and air are used as the heat transfer media. The power generated by PEFC system per effective area of evacuated tube collector in the case of using methane or ammonium is 3.309×10-2 kWh/m2 and 2.076×10-2 kWh/m2, respectively, while it is 2.466×10-2 kWh in the case of using hydrogen and air.

Effect of Periodic Variation of Sol-air Temperature on the Performance of Integrated Solar Collector Storage System

Parametric study is carried out in the present article to investigate the unsteady performance of solar energy gain and heat retention of two different integrated-collector-storage systems. The systems are the conventional rectangular-shaped storage tank and the modified tank shaped as rectangular cuboid with one semi -circular top. The two systems have the same absorber surface area and volume for water. The heat and fluid flow is assumed to be unsteady, two-dimensional, laminar and incompressible. The performances of the two systems are evaluated based on the maximum temperature in the system during daytime heating period and nighttime cooling period. For comprehensive study, 24 hours simulations for 3 cases with different wall boundary condition impose on the absorber plate are investigated. The simulation results show that the modified system has better heat retain than the conventional system. Periodic variations of both systems are investigated, and it is found that both systems show consistent results on different days. The modified system is able to store most of the thermal energy in the semi-circular top region with higher temperature than that of the conventional system.

Solar Thermal Systems Performances versus Flat Plate Solar Collectors Connected in Series

This paper shows the modeling of a solar collective heating system in order to predict the system performances. Two systems are proposed: 1) the first, Solar Direct Hot Water, which is composed of flat plate collectors and thermal storage tank, 2) the second, a Solar Indirect Hot Water in which we added an external heat exchanger of constant effectiveness to the first system. The mass flow rate by a collector is fixed to 0.04 Kg·s–1 and the total number of collectors is adjusted to 60. For the first system, the maximum average water temperature within the tank in a typical day in summer and annual performances are calculated by varying the number of collectors connected in series. For the second, this paper shows the detailed analysis of water temperature within the storage and annual performances by varying the mass flow rate on the cold side of the heat exchanger and the number of collectors in series on the hot side. It is shown that the stratification within the storage is strongly influenced by mass flow rate and the connections between collectors. It is also demonstrated that the number of collectors that can be connected in series is limited. The optimization of the mass flow rate on cold side of the heat exchanger is seen to be an important factor for the energy saving.

Thermal performance of integration of solar collectors and building envelopes

The integration of building with solar collector was studied. The theoretical model of integration of building envelopes and flat plate solar collectors was set up and the thermal performance of integration was studied in winter and summer,and compared to envelopes without solar collectors. The results show that the solar collection efficiency is raised in the integration of building envelopes and solar collectors with the air layer doors closed. This is true whether in winter or summer. The increment is higher as the inlet water temperature increases or the ambient temperature is low. In winter,the heat loss is significantly reduced through integration of the building envelopes and solar collectors with the closed air layer doors. The integration with the open air layer door is worse than that without collectors. In summer,the heat gains of the integration of envelopes and solar collectors are more obviously reduced than envelopes without collectors,the integration with the open air layer door is a little better than the closed one,but the difference is very small.

Multi-factor Effects on Layout of Solar Collector

Considering the influencing factors of the layout of solar collectors such as the tilt angles,azimuth angles,spacing between collectors and the number of collector rows,a mathematical model of the collected energy of the solar collector with limited area on the horizontal plane is established.Two different optimized models including the cost benefit model and the minimum annual auxiliary heating energy model are conducted in this paper.The results show that,the collected energy in a year could increase with the increase of the number of collector rows.And the collected solar radiation in a year increases firstly and then decreases with the increase of the collector tilt angles.Furthermore,the collected solar radiation in a year increases firstly and then decreases with the continuous increase of the azimuth angles from -90° to 90°.Taking Nanjing city of China as an example,based on the optimized objective of maximum benefit,the optimal layout of the solar collector array in the area of 200 m2 should include:the number of collector rows is 8,the tilt angle is 40° and the azimuth angle is 0°.Meanwhile,the optimal methods for the optimized objective of minimum annual auxiliary heating energy should include:the number of collector rows is 9,the tilt angle is 50°,and the azimuth angle is 0°.

多源分布式换能系统构建理论方法研究与应用

“双碳”背景下分布式换能系统以其在低碳环保方面的显著优势逐渐在集中供热领域得到应用。本文针对分布式换能系统中热泵、太阳能集热器、板式换热器和燃料电池等关键单元提出了单元能耗评价方法,并通过EES软件对各单元进行了热力学建模以定量评价不同单元在不同工况下的经济性,进而提出分布式换能系统的构建方法以获得流程经济性最优化。以此为依据搭建了最优化流程,并以北京地区某小区为例分析了该系统的供暖季性能,最后进行了经济性和碳减排分析。结果表明:室外温度在-10~5℃范围内变化时,该新型分布式换能系统的COP为2.69~4.43,太阳能集热器效率为45.19%~61.87%,燃料电池日发电量为8047.4~32228.0 kW·h;与常规热力站相比,该新型分布式换能系统的运行成本节省率为32.66%~53.92%,碳减排率为69.07%~73.29%。

考虑多热源协同互补的含先进绝热压缩空气储能系统容量配置方法

先进绝热压缩空气储能(advanced adiabatic compressed air energy storage,AA-CAES)具备天然的热电联供特性,能够有效缓解供热期出现的弃风问题。若能在规划阶段充分考虑运行需求,进而合理地配置储能容量,则能够在解决弃风问题的前提下,最大程度对燃煤机组进行清洁替代。为此,该文提出了多热源协同互补的AA-CAES系统容量配置模型。首先本模型在能量输入端引入电锅炉预热压缩机入口空气,以增大压缩机输气系数并提高机组产热量;其次在扩展热源端,通过太阳能反射镜场收集光热,以提高系统储热水平;并在计及储能系统各模块实际运行效率约束之余,以运行总成本最小为目标,计算储能容量配置最优解。再次,分析供热时长及环境温度等因素对投资成本回收年限的影响,并计算不同情况下本模型投资成本的回收年限,得出建设本模型可盈利的硬性条件;最后,基于东北某地区供热期及非供热期典型日负荷及气象数据在IEEE-39节点系统完成算例分析,验证所提模型有效性。

脉动热管太阳能集热器传热性能实验研究

以真空玻璃管为载体、石蜡为相变储热材料、脉动热管和铜管为传热元件,对比分析了充液率φ=50.0%的脉动热管太阳能集热器与铜管太阳能集热器在相同辐照度下的集热性能。研究结果表明,当辐照度大于0 W/m^(2)时,脉动热管太阳能集热器相比于铜管太阳能集热器管壁温度提高了40℃;相较于铜管太阳能集热器,热源温度越高,脉动热管太阳能集热器吸热能力越强,传热效果越好;在相同的辐照度下,相比于铜管太阳能集热器,脉动热管太阳能集热器内的石蜡达到熔点的时间缩短了13%;脉动热管太阳能集热器输出的热量比铜管太阳能集热器高0.5 kJ,随着辐照度的增强,热量差值将会更大;脉动热管蒸发段和冷凝段壁面与其相接触的传热工质会形成一种准平衡态,蒸发段与冷凝段的传热能力呈反比关系,当蒸发段传热能力下降时,冷凝段传热能力上升,保证了集热器的稳定运行。

太阳能集热室内供暖现状及展望

太阳能替代化石能源供暖能够减少对传统能源的消耗,降低污染气体排放,具有研究和应用价值。从太阳能资源特点、传统供暖与太阳能集热室内供暖现状、太阳能集热室内供暖系统优势以及集热器特点等方面进行分析,并针对宜昌地区的应用进行探讨。

菲涅尔定向传光装置多因素交互作用研究

搭建菲涅尔定向传光装置实验平台,对菲涅尔定向传光装置集热性能进行实验探究,研究菲涅尔定向传光装置抛物反射面焦准距p、反射率ρ、传光距离L、几何聚光比Cg和接收表面吸收率α这5个结构参数及其交互作用对菲涅尔定向传光装置光学效率的相对影响程度,并利用光学软件TracePro对菲涅尔定向传光装置的光学性能进行仿真研究。研究结果表明:焦准距和传光距离这2个因素之间的交互作用对菲涅尔定向传光装置的光学效率具有显著影响,传光距离对菲涅尔定向传光装置的光学效率的影响最显著;正北侧全年平均光学效率最高为81.31%,正南侧全年平均光学效率最高为62.26%。

抛物槽式真空管太阳能集热器强化相变蓄热的模拟研究

为了提高抛物槽式真空管太阳能集热器相变材料导热性能,设计了一种相变材料埋置金属泡沫与半圆管型强化换热结构相结合的真空管太阳能集热器,利用FLUENT软件对其蓄热过程中的传热进行了数值模拟,分析了热流密度分布非均匀的情况下在相变材料中集成翅片和金属泡沫对相变材料液态分数的影响.

太阳能吸收式制冷系统及其蓄能技术研究

在分析国内外现有太阳能吸收式制冷系统的基础上,从太阳能集热器、蓄能形式、辅助热源、吸收式冷水机组以及太阳能集热器与吸收式冷水机组的匹配等方面详细阐述太阳能吸收式制冷系统及其蓄能技术的发展现状,并对太阳能制冷空调系统的控制策略、优化分析及理论研究进行总结,最后指出太阳能吸收式制冷系统及其蓄能技术的发展方向。

级联型潜热储存耦合热泵系统性能研究

为提高太阳能利用率和热泵热力学性能,将真空管集热器、热泵和填充床等结合,提出一种级联型潜热储存耦合热泵系统用于建筑供热。针对太阳能集热及室外温度等条件,将太阳能蓄热和室外空气作为热泵的热源进行系统集成设计。在FLUENT和EES中分别建立填充床和热泵的热力学模型,并分析填充床的换热流体流量、放热温度和用户回水温度对系统热力性能的影响。结果表明,填充床流体流量从0.05 kg/s增至0.07 kg/s时,热泵系统整体平均性能指数下降0.16;填充床作为热源的放热温度升高20℃时,填充床供热增加74269 kJ,有效放热率下降21.9%;当用户回水温度升高10℃时,热泵系统整体平均性能指数下降0.19,有效放热率下降16.2%。