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Solar Water Heating System

A solar water heating system uses solar energy to heat water for domestic, commercial, and industrial uses through passive or active systems. Passive systems use natural convection to circulate water through solar collectors to a storage tank, while active systems use pumps. The main components are solar collectors like flat plate or evacuated tube collectors, a heat transfer fluid, and a well-insulated storage tank. Solar water heating systems can provide fuel savings and reduce carbon emissions compared to electric water heaters.

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Solar Water Heating System

A solar water heating system uses solar energy to heat water for domestic, commercial, and industrial uses through passive or active systems. Passive systems use natural convection to circulate water through solar collectors to a storage tank, while active systems use pumps. The main components are solar collectors like flat plate or evacuated tube collectors, a heat transfer fluid, and a well-insulated storage tank. Solar water heating systems can provide fuel savings and reduce carbon emissions compared to electric water heaters.

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S O L A R W A T E R H E A T I N G S Y S T E M

Solar water heating system (SWHs) is a device that uses Passive system • Evacuated tube collector
solar energy to heat water for domestic, commercial, and Passive systems simply circulate water or a heat transfer Evacuated-Tube Collectors are made up of rows of parallel,
industrial needs. fluid by natural convection between a collector and an transparent glass tubes. Each tube consists of a glass outer tube
elevated storage tank (above the collector). The principle is and an inner tube, or absorber, covered with a selective coating
Solar water heaters concentrate diffused solar radiation simple, as the fluid heats up its density decreases. The fluid that absorbs solar energy well but inhibits radiative heat loss.
into thermal energy. Solar energy is the energy which is becomes lighter and rises to the top of the collector where it
coming from sun in the form of solar radiations in infinite is drawn to the storage tank. The fluid which has cooled
amount, when these solar radiations falls on absorbing down at the foot of the storage tank then flows back to the
surface, then they gets converted into the heat, this heat is collector.
used for heating the water.

SWHs can be used at homes for producing hot water that


can be used for bathing, cleaning, and washing • Concentrating collector
Fuel Savings: A 100 liters capacity SWH can replace an Concentrating collectors use mirrored surfaces to concentrate the
electric geyser for residential use and saves 1500 units of Batch system sun's energy on an absorber called a receiver. A heat transfer
electricity annually. Batch System are simple passive systems consisting of one or fluid flows through the receiver and absorbs heat.
Environmental benefits more storage tanks placed in an insulated box that has a
A SWH of 100 liters capacity can prevent emission of 1.5 glazed side facing the sun. Batch systems have combined
tones of carbon-dioxide per year. collection and storage functions.
SWHs have a life span of 15-20 years.

Solar water heating systems can be classified into 3 main


categories:
Active system  Storage tank
Active systems use electric pumps, valves, and controllers to Most commercially available solar water heaters require a
circulate water or other heat-transfer fluids through the well-insulated storage tank. Thermal storage tank is made of high
collectors. The active system is further divided into two pressure resisted stainless steel covered with the insulated fiber
categories: and aluminum foil.
Components  Heat transfer fluid
 Solar collectors A heat transfer fluid is used to collect the heat from collector and
Open loop active system Closed loop active system • Flat plate collector transfer to the storage tank either directly or with the help of heat
Open-loop active systems These systems pump heat- It is an insulated, weatherproofed box containing a dark exchanger.
use pumps to circulate water transfer fluids (usually a absorber plate under one or more transparent covers. The common heat transfer fluids such as water, glycol, silicon oils
through the collectors. glycol water antifreeze and hydrocarbon oils, the water turns out to be the best among the
mixture) through collectors. fluids.

Case study: of a residence showing the various steps to be


SUBMITTED BY:- followed while installing a solar water heating system.
JIYA ROBERT The system is a closed loop, consisting of a Flat top solar collector
17BAR1061 on the roof.

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