A theoretical and experimental investigation of thermosyphon solar domestic water heaters, with indirect heating, under hot water withdrawal conditions

Rakopoulos, CD; Vazeos, E

dc.contributor.author	Rakopoulos, CD	en
dc.contributor.author	Vazeos, E	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:06:31Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:06:31Z
dc.date.issued	1986	en
dc.identifier.issn	0196-8904	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/9443
dc.subject	Hot water	en
dc.subject	Indirect heating	en
dc.subject	Thermosyphon solar heater	en
dc.subject.classification	Thermodynamics	en
dc.subject.classification	Energy & Fuels	en
dc.subject.classification	Mechanics	en
dc.subject.classification	Physics, Nuclear	en
dc.subject.other	ENERGY STORAGE	en
dc.subject.other	HEAT EXCHANGERS	en
dc.subject.other	HEAT TRANSFER	en
dc.subject.other	DOMESTIC HOT WATER	en
dc.subject.other	INDIRECT HEATING	en
dc.subject.other	THERMOSYPHON HEATER	en
dc.subject.other	WATER HEATERS	en
dc.title	A theoretical and experimental investigation of thermosyphon solar domestic water heaters, with indirect heating, under hot water withdrawal conditions	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/0196-8904(86)90038-5	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0196-8904(86)90038-5	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1986	en
heal.abstract	The present work describes a theoretical model that has been developed to predict the performance of thermosyphon solar domestic water heaters with a heat exchanger in the storage tank (indirect heating), under various load conditions. The equations describing the operation of the system are numerically treated, and a computer program is written to implement the analysis. Input data include the system design characteristics, the hour-by-hour meteorological conditions and driving forces (sun) and loads. To check the validity of the model, experimental work has been carried out for such a system. The agreement between theoretical and experimental results is promising, the analysis correctly predicting the performance of the system under hot water removal conditions. © 1986.	en
heal.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD	en
heal.journalName	Energy Conversion and Management	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/0196-8904(86)90038-5	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1986C693900014	en
dc.identifier.volume	26	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	95	en
dc.identifier.epage	101	en