Heating Performance Study on a Passive Solar Heater

Muhammad Y. Naz; Shaharin A. Sulaiman; Tahir Mahmood; Muhammad I. Hussain; Abdul Ghaffar; Yasir Jamil; Muddasser Inayat

doi:10.1051/matecconf/201713102012

Heating Performance Study on a Passive Solar Heater

Muhammad Y. Naz
, Shaharin A. Sulaiman
, Tahir Mahmood
, Muhammad I. Hussain
, Abdul Ghaffar
, Yasir Jamil
, Muddasser Inayat

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A passive thermosyphon heating system was designed, fabricated and tested for its thermal performance in semi-arid and four-season climate of Pakistan. The heating system design was based on a two-stage storage and natural thermosyphon circulation of the water. The objective of the study was to enhance the heating performance of the thermosyphon systems by using a semicircular steel pot collector, water carrying copper coil cover, two step water storage, and side mirror reflectors. The experiments were conducted during April to July 2014 when ambient temperature was reported to vary between 32°C and 44°C. In continuous flow mode operation, the hot water temperature remained between 46°C and 78°C. Since water temperature in the range of 45°C to 50°C is considered suitable for the domestic use, the presented design can easily reach the temperatures even higher than those acceptable for the domestic use.

Original language	English
Article number	02012
Journal	MATEC Web of Conferences
Volume	131
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201713102012
Publication status	Published - 25 Oct 2017
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	2017 UTP-UMP Symposium on Energy Systems, SES 2017 - Perak, Malaysia Duration: 26 Sept 2017 → 27 Sept 2017

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