• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.15-22
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• 2003

This study deals with the collection of solar energy and its storage in evacuated tubular collector systems for different types of header design, flow passage and heat transfer devices. In order to elicit the most efficient combination of header design, flow passage, heat transfer hardware and operating conditions, a series of tests were done for the four different types of solar collectors utilizing vacuum tubes. The systems studied here either has the evacuated collector tubes with a metal cap on one end or the all-glass evacuated solar collector tubes These evacuated tubular collectors are known to be more efficient than the flat-plate ones in both direct and diffuse solar radiation. Test results show that the system comprised of the all-glass evacuated tubes with U-shaped copper pipes inside outperforms the other configurations. Especially, a rolled copper sheet tightly placed along the inner surface of each inner tube enhances heat transfer between the heated collector surface and the water contained in the U-shaped copper pipe.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.25-33
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• 2015

In this study, heating performance of the air-cooled heat pump with vapor-injection (VI) cycles, re-heater and solar heat storage tank was investigated experimentally. Devices used in the experiment were comprised of a VI compressor, re-heater, economizer, variable evaporator, flat-plate solar collector for hot water, thermal storage tank, etc. As working fluid, refrigerant R410A for heat pump and propylene glycol (PG) for solar collector were used. In this experiment, heating performance was compared by three cycles, A, B and C. In case of Cycle B, heat exchange was conducted between VI suction refrigerant and inlet refrigerant of condenser by re-heater (Re-heater in Fig. 3, No. 3) (Cycle B), and Cycle A was not use re-heater on the same operating conditions. In case of Cycle C, outlet refrigerant from evaporator go to thermal storage tank for getting a thermal energy from solar thermal storage tank while re-heater also used. As a result, Cycle C reached the target temperature of water in a shorter time than Cycle B and Cycle A. In addition, it was founded that, as for the coefficient of heating performance($COP_h$), the performance in Cycle C was improved by 13.6% higher than the performance of Cycle B shown the average $COP_h$ of 3.0 and by 18.9% higher than the performance of Cycle A shown the average $COP_h$ of 2.86. From this results, It was confirmed that the performance of heat pump system with refrigerant re-heater and VI cycle can be improved by applying solar thermal energy as an auxiliary heat source.

• 대한설비공학회지:설비저널
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.81-88
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• 1979

The performance of air type solar heating system has been investigated for a system which has been operating continuously for two years. Design factors of a collector, such as the effective transmittance-absorptance and heat transfer factor were also determined experimentally. The flat plate collector is fabricated from steel sheet metal with two sealed glass covers. Solar heat is stored in a pebble bed of primarily granitic rock approximately 20-40 mm in diameter. The system is controled by automatically driven motors and dampers. The ratio of useful collected solar heat divided by the total solar radiation on the collector dropped was the range of 35 to 42 percent in monthly average. As it result, the air system was found fairly competitive with the water system, however, the heat supply from storage was limited because of using the pebble as the heat storage media.

• 에너지공학
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.198-202
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• 2014

In the solar heat collection system, we can determine how the collector will perform under specific conditions from the efficiency curve. By understanding the basic principles which govern the operation, designers can maximize the output from the collector. Absorptance, transmission and the total heat transfer coefficient were introduced to induce this efficiency curve. Designers who can make use of the implicit information on the curve in this report will generate systems which obtain the best return from their client's investment.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.65-72
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• 2014

In this paper, the water-based Ag nanofluids are synthesized by the chemical reduction method and their extinction coefficients are measured by an in-house developed measurement device. The Ag nanofluids are manufactured by the chemical reduction method with the mixing of silver nitrate ($AgNO_3$) and sodium borohydride ($NaBH_4$) in an aqueous solution of polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP). The extinction coefficients of Ag nanofluids are measured by means of the in-house developed apparatus at a wavelength of 632.8nm according to the particle volume fractions. The results show that the extinction coefficient of water-based Ag nanofluids increases with the increase of nanoparticle concentrations. Finally, the temperature field and efficiency of direct absorption solar collector (DASC) are analytically estimated based on the measured extinction coefficient of water-based Ag nanofluids. The results indicate that the direct absorption solar collectors using nanofluids have the feasibility to improve the efficiency of conventional flat-plate solar collectors without using an absorber plate.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.34-41
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• 2008

A low-temperature solar thermal system assisting a biological nitrogen treatment reservoir was designed and field-tested. A large tank whose temperature was maintained at about $25-30^{\circ}C$ to enhance the performance of a biological nitrogen treatment process was heated by an array of flat plate solar collectors. Test results revealed that the overall collector efficiency was above 50% for the most cases tested. This high efficiency was possible owing to the relatively low collector temperature that can be traced back to the reservoir temperature. A substantial enhancement in nitrogen treatment was observed as a result of maintaining the reservoir temperature higher.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.145-153
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• 1984

본 연구에서는 먼저 집열기의 열성능에 관한 가장 전형적인 Hottel-Whillier- Bliss의 모델을 사용하여 모의 실험을 수행하였다. 모의 실험에 사용한 집열기의 주 요 변수는 덮개 유리의 수(N), 집열판의 방사율(.epsilon.$_{p}$), 집열판의 흡수율(.alpha.$_{p}$T),집열기 단위 면적당의 유량(G), 집열기 단열재의 $L_{b}$/ $K_{b}$, 집열기 경사각 (S),일사량(I) 등이며 이들 집열기 변수의 대표치(typical values)를 중심으로 각 변 수의 값을 변화시켜서 여기에 따른 집열기 효율 곡선의 변화를 조사하였다. 모의 실 험결과와 비교하고, 모의 실험에 사용한 수학적 모델이 집열기의 열성능을 평가하는 데에 적합한가를 확인하고, 운전중에 인위적으로 그 값을 조절할 수 있는 운전 변수중 특히 유량(G)의 변화에 따른 집열기 효율변화와 최적유량의 범위를 동시에 실험적으로 조사하기 위하여, 액체 가열식 집열기 시험장치의 회로를 보완하여 실제 태양 아래에 서 실험을 수행하였다.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.453-460
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• 2013

평판형 태양열 집열기의 효율을 높이기 위한 방법으로 열전달 향상 장치의 삽입, 표면 거칠기의 변화 등 다양한 방법들이 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 실험을 통해 다양한 열전달 향상 장치를 제작하고 이를 덕트에 삽입해 실험을 수행하였다. 실험은 기본적으로 덕트 윗 평판에 일정한 열유속을 가하였고, 삽입된 모델은 매끈한 덕트 형상(Base case)과 Chamfered rib $10^{\circ}$, Chamfered rib $20^{\circ}$, Rib & Groove, Rib & Dimple 모델이다. 실험은 Reynolds 수가 2,300~22,000의 범위에서 이루어졌으며 이는 난류영역에 해당한다. 열전달 향상 장치를 삽입하면 면적의 증가와 2차 유동으로 인하여 열전달이 향상되고, Reynolds 수가 증가할수록 열전달이 향상되었으며 압력강하도 증가하였다. 열전달 측면에서는 Rib & Dimple 모델이 열전달 향상 효과가 가장 좋았으며, 압력강하는 Chamfered rib $10^{\circ}$ 모델이 가장 낮았으며, 성능계수 측면에서도 Chamfered rib $10^{\circ}$ 모델이 가장 높은 것으로 나타났다.

• Advances in Energy Research
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.157-165
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• 2015

This research investigates the effect of natural dust accumulation on the glass cover of solar thermal energy conversion systems. Four similar, locally manufactured, flat plate solar collectors are used. All collectors are South oriented with tilt angle of $40^{\circ}$. The glass cover of one collector is kept clean of dust during the experimental period while the second collector is cleaned at the beginning of each month. The third collector is cleaned every two months while the fourth collector is kept un-cleaned throughout the experimental period of four months. The calculated parameters are the solar heat gain rates and the corresponding values of the thermal efficiency. The result of the present work indicates that the percentage of fractional reduction of the useful heat gain rate due to dust accumulation during a period of one and two months is 11.4% and 17.0%, respectively. The percentage decrease of thermal efficiency during the same duration periods is 4.0% and 6.1%, respectively. The percentage of fractional reduction of the useful heat gain rate due to dust accumulation during a period of three and four months is 27.8% and 31.9%, respectively. The percentage decrease of monthly thermal efficiency during the same duration period is 10.2% and 11.3%, respectively.

• 대한설비공학회지:설비저널
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.221-236
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• 1979

The three years Performance of a liquid type solar heating system has been determined for a system which has been determined for a system which has been operating continuously since 1976 in Seoul with no serious maintenance. A flat plate collector is used to transform incident solar radiation into thermal energy. This energy is stored if the form of sensible energy and used as needed to supply the space heating loads. An electric auxiliary heaters are provided to supply energy for space heating load when the energy in the storage tank is depleted. The ratio of useful collected solar heat divided by the total solar radiation on the collector was obtained about 84 per cent. It is also obtained the relation between ratio of solar collector area to the heating area and the ratio of useful collected solar energy to the heating load for the useful design data. A comparison between the measured and simulated results with the solar space heating system is described. Hour by hour simulation is made on unsteady state basis using the system parameters and meteorological data at the experiment site. The result of comparison turned out satisfactory for the solar heating system, though the simulation was formed somewhat higher than by experimental.