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Verification Experiment and Analysis for 6kW Solar Water Heating System(Part 3 : Optimum Design and Economic Evaluation)  

Choi Bong Su (Graduate School, KyungHee University)
Lee Bong Jin (Graduate School, KyungHee University)
Kang Chaedong (Dept. of Mechnical Engineering, Chonbuk National University)
Hong Hiki (School of Mechanical and Industrial System Engineering, KyungHee University)
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Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering / v.17, no.1, 2005 , pp. 16-24 More about this Journal
Abstract
The goal of the present paper is to show the optimum design and operation conditions on 6 kW solar water heating system by using computer simulation with verified modelling. As the object functions, we took not only the amount of acquired and auxiliary heat but LCC, which has a relative importance and decisive role in economy. As expected, the maximum heat is acquired at the slope of collector with the equal degree to the latitude, facing the south. The capacity increase of the circulation pump and the storage tank lead to the increase of acquired heat and the decrease of auxiliary heat, but do not necessarily give economical advantages owing to additional electrical power consumption. In the present system, the minimum LCC can be obtained at the storage tank volume of 450 L and the mass flow rate of 0.344 kg/s.
Keywords
Solar themal energy; Water heating system; Simulation; Life cycle cost; TRNSYS;
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