Reducing the heat loss at night from solar water heaters of the integrated collector-storage variety

David Faiman, Haim Hazan, Ido Laufer

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    Abstract

    Experimental data and an analysis are presented for a solar water heater of the integrated collector-storage variety. The novelty of the particular unit investigated lies in the fact that its design incorporates a device that automatically lowers the heat-loss coefficient of the system during night time. This overcomes one of the basic problems associated with solar water heaters of this kind. The analytical apparatus employed for the study is our previously-published MUE method but with the incorporation of some newly suggested experimental details that lead to improved accuracy.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)87-93
    Number of pages7
    JournalSolar Energy
    Volume71
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 2 Jul 2001

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
    • General Materials Science

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