Synthesis of design criteria for solar heating systems

Τίτλος

Synthesis of design criteria for solar heating systems

Θέμα

Solar heating

Δημιουργός

Onoufriou, Alexandros

Πηγή

Higher Technical Institute

Το πλήρες κείμενο είναι διαθέσιμο από το Υπουργείο Ενέργειας, Εμπορίου Βιομηχανίας και Τουρισμού.

Εκδότης

Library of Cyprus University of Technology

Ημερομηνία

1993

Συνεισφέρων

Michaelides, I.

Δικαιώματα

Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού και κάτοχου των πνευματικών δικαιωμάτων.

Μορφή

pdf

Γλώσσα

eng

Τύπος

text

Αναγνωριστικό

MED0201

Σύνοψη

The objective of this project was to investigate
the performance of a solar space heating system when
certain design parameters were varied and to find the
optimum value of these parameters.
The upcoming steps were followed for the
completion of this project :
[1] First of all, a review study was done about solar
energy and the methods and techniques employed for
solar space heating.
[2] Then, a house with known floor area and heat load
requirements was found in order to be used as the
basis for the performance simulations.
[3] Furthermore, an inquiry was made throughout the
market so that to obtain price values and some
technical characteristics of the equipment
required (collectors, storage tanks, boilers).
These data were needed for the economic and
thermal performance analysis of the system.
[4] Next, a study of the f-Chart simulation program
v/as made and the various weather data for the
location under investigation (Nicosia), were
entered in the program.
[5] Then, the main design criteria of solar heating
systems were identified and by varying one at a
time and keeping the rest fixed, the performance
of the system v/as observed. These criteria were
the: (i) Collector area per floor area or per
heat load of the building, (ii) Mass flow rate
through the collection system per collector area,
(iii) Storage tank capacity per collector area,
(iv) Collector slope angle, and (v) Collector
azimuth angle.
[6] After the collection of the simulation results,
the optimum value of the above criteria were
obtained, based on the economic performance of the
system.
[7] Finally, a case study was conducted, using the optimum design criteria, and the monthly and yearly performance of the system was invest through simulation. At the end, conclusions were drawn based on the overall results obtained.