Experimental evaluation of solar integrated water heater

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1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology, A.B. Road, Guna-473226, Madhya Pradesh, India.

2 Department of Education, University of Lucknow, Lucknow-226007 Uttar Pradesh, India.

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This paper presents an experimental evaluation of portable modified conventional buckets of 10 l capacity. Out of ten modified portable storage, best three cases (viz. Non-insulated open plastic bucket (OPB), Non insulated plastic bucket top surface covered with a transparent cover (CPB), and Insulated plastic bucket closed with a transparent cover (ICPB)) are discussed. Maximum temperature rise after two hour time duration OPB, CPB, and ICPB are 29.82%, 47.36%, and 21.49% respectively as compared with the initial value the temperatures (22.8 ℃). At 14:45 hour CPB temperature reaches 35.6 °C which is 17.88 and 23.61% higher values as compared to the OPB and ICPB units. Net saving due to utilization solar energy in CPB for a range of 35-50°C is net saving increased by 12.34%, 25.76%, 40.73%, 57.93%, 76.45%, and 97.18% from 2017 to 2022 as compared with the saving in 2016.

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Scientia Iranica

Volume 27, Issue 4
Transactions on Mechanical Engineering (B)
July and August 2020
Pages 1878-1885

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