Experimental Study on the Effective Use of Thermally Stratified Hot Water Storage System

열성층 온수저장시스템의 효율적 이용에 관한 실험적 연구

The benefits of thermal stratification in sensible heat storage were investigated for residential solar applications. The effect of increased thermal useful efficiency of hot water stored in an actual storage tank due to stratification has been discussed and illustrated through experimental data and computer simulation, which were taken by changing dynamic and geometric parameters. When the flow rate was 8 liter/min and ${\Delta}T=40^{\circ}C$ was $40^{\circ}C$, the useful efficiency(${\eta}_u$) was about 90% in case of using a distributor, but not using a distributor the useful efficiency(${\eta}_u$) was about 82%. So these kinds of distributor would be recommendable for a hot water storage system and residential solar energy application to increase useful efficiency(${\eta}_u$). In the case of the uniform circular distributor, when the flow rate was 8 liter/min partial mixing was decreased and a stable stratification was obtained. Furthermore, if the distrbutor was manufactured so that the flow is to be the same from all perforations in order to enhance stratification, it might be predicted that further stable stratification and higher useful efficiency(${\eta}_u$) are obtainable.

현열저장에서 열성층의 이점을 태양열 주택에 적용해보았다. 성층으로 인하여 에너지 입력의 열이용 효율이 증가되는 효과가 논의되었고, 실험과 시뮤레이션을 통하여 설명되었다. 성층을 촉진시키기 위하여 Distributor를 사용하였으며, 본 실험에서 Q=8 liter/min, ${\Delta}T=40^{\circ}C$일 때, 최대 90%의 열이용 효율을 얻을 수 있었다. 한편 성층을 촉진시키기 위하여 Distributor의 적은 구멍에서 나오는 유동(속도와 압력)이 같게 제작할 수만 있다면 그 이상의 열이용효율도 얻을 수 있음이 입증되었다.