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Experiment No.3 Title: Solar Energy Demonstration

1) Students at Taibah University conducted an experiment using a solar energy demonstration device to heat water through solar radiation. 2) The device uses a 1000W halogen lamp to simulate solar radiation, which is absorbed by a flat collector and heats water in a tank. Sensors measure light intensity, water temperature at various points, and water flow rate. 3) The experiment involved running the lamp and measuring/recording various parameters before calculating the efficiency of the system at different lamp angles and conditions. Efficiencies between 33-55% were achieved depending on the set-up.

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Experiment No.3 Title: Solar Energy Demonstration

1) Students at Taibah University conducted an experiment using a solar energy demonstration device to heat water through solar radiation. 2) The device uses a 1000W halogen lamp to simulate solar radiation, which is absorbed by a flat collector and heats water in a tank. Sensors measure light intensity, water temperature at various points, and water flow rate. 3) The experiment involved running the lamp and measuring/recording various parameters before calculating the efficiency of the system at different lamp angles and conditions. Efficiencies between 33-55% were achieved depending on the set-up.

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Taibah University

College of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Department

Experiment No.3
Title: Solar Energy Demonstration

Thermo Fluid lab II ME 374


Summer, 2020
Instructor: Dr.Khaled AlQudah

Section: (MA)

Name I.D.
Mohammad Alharbi 3410319
Waleed Almotairi 3617689
Firas Alrehily 3701678
Ahmad Almotairi 3612144
Introduction:
The ET200 solar energy demonstration is a device for heating hot water by
convert radiation energy into heat. Radiation energy comes from lamp which
have high power 1000 W. this system use flat absorber to absorb radiation
energy and transfer it to tank that filled up by water. The ET200 solar energy
have many sensor for displayed temperature, light intensity and flow rate of
water. The light halogen can be adjustable for any specific area in flat
absorber.

The device configuration:


Experiment method:

1-Run the lamp halogen 1000W.


2-The radiation is directed to flat collector.
3-The flat collector absorb energy and transfer it to tank that filled up with water.
4-Measurment the light intensity by heliometer.
5-Meausre temperature of water. if the water is very hot can be dissipation in
discharge valve.

Data collection and analysis:

θ° T1(c°) T2(c°) T3(c°) V̇ (L/hr) E(w/m²)

0 24 44 28 4 660

0 25 46 30 5 672

15 25.5 38 31 6.2 480

15 26.4 41 34 6.5 475

30 26.2 40.4 33 4 320

30 27 39 32 3.2 300
Sample of calculations:

Δ 𝑇 = 𝑇2−𝑇1
ṁ = ρV̇
𝑃𝑁 = m𝐶𝑝Δ𝑇
𝑃𝑠 = 𝐸𝐴

𝜂=

Results:

1st efficiency

η= = 0.3331

2nd efficiency

η= = 0.4294

3rd efficiency

η= = 0.4437
4th efficiency

η= = 0.5490

5th efficiency

η= = 0.4878

6th efficiency

η= = 0.3517

Discussion:

Solar thermal energy depends on the angle facing the sun. Moreover, the
adjustable solar panels are more efficient in producing power than the fixed
mount because the panels angle of inclination can be adjusted two or more
times a year; therefore, the panels face the sun more and absorb greater
amount of solar energy. Solar panel efficiency is a measurement of how
much of the sun's energy a certain panel can convert into usable electricity.
Measuring efficiency is simple. If a solar panel has 20 percent efficiency,
that means it's capable of converting 20 percent of the sunshine hitting it into
electricity.
Conclusion:

The solar thermal energy absorbs solar energy and heats up when a dark
surface is placed in sunshine. A solar thermal collector operating on this
principle consists of a sun-facing surface, transferring part of the energy to a
working fluid like water or air. In order to minimize heat losses to the
atmosphere and increase its performance, one or two sheets of glass are
typically placed over the surface of the absorber, and isolation is placed
behind it. This basic solar thermal collector is called a flat plate collector,
capable of reaching temperatures of up to 100 ° C. Concentrating collectors,
such as parabolic trough, parabolic platter or a central receiver platform, are
used to reach higher temperatures. Temperatures as high as 1000°C or even
higher can be achieved with concentrating collectors. In applications such as
space heating , air conditioning, hot water, industrial process heat, drying,
distillation and desalination, and electrical power, solar thermal energy may
be used.

References

1- https://www.gunt.de/en/

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