Abstract
In this chapter, solar water collectors and solar water heating systems are addressed. First, the heat transfer inside flat-plate collectors is analyzed; secondly, a detailed mathematical model to calculate collectible radiation on a single tube of a solar tube array is presented, and effects of structural and installing parameters on the performance of evacuated tube solar collectors are investigated. Finally, design of solar water heating systems and their applications in buildings are presented, and an economic comparison between solar water heater, electric heater and gas-fired water heater for hot water supply of buildings in Kunming is made.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Handbook of Energy Systems in Green Buildings |
| Publisher | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Pages | 95-144 |
| Number of pages | 50 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783662491201 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783662491195 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 22 May 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
Keywords
- All-glass evacuated solar tube
- Annual collectible radiation
- Building integration of solar systems
- Design of solar water heating systems
- Economic benefit
- Forced circulation systems
- Passive system
- Performance analysis
- Solar collector
- Solar heat gain
- Temperature distribution
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering
- General Energy
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