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Experimental and numerical study to develop TRANSYS model for an active flat plate solar collector with an internally serpentine tube receiver

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posted on 2024-03-20, 00:42 authored by A Al-Manea, R Al-Rbaihat, HT Kadhim, A Alahmer, Talal YusafTalal Yusaf, K Egab
Flat solar collectors are extensively utilized in various domestic and industrial applications to reduce energy consumption. In this study, an-active flat plate solar collector (FPSC) with an internal absorber tube receiver was fabricated and tested in Al-Samawa city, Iraq (latitude 31.19°N and longitude 45.17°E). The ambient temperature and incident solar radiation at the experimental location were reached 39 °C and 840 W/m2, respectively. In this study, the number of riser tubes connected to headers that are covered with a glass sheet in a conventional FPSC were replaced with a single serpentine-shaped collector tube covered with a plastic sheet. The proposed solar collector used a smooth copper tube with internal and exterior diameters of 9.5 and 12 mm, respectively, and a total length of 1000 mm. A TRNSYS model of a flat plate collector integrated with an absorber tube was developed, simulated, and validated using the experimental data. Temperature and flow rate data were obtained concurrently throughout the experiments to evaluate the performance of the fabricated solar collector. The temperature at the solar collector input stayed relatively constant at 37.7 °C, and the water flow rate remained constant at 0.75 L/min. The results indicated that the temperature at the solar collector output ranged from 52 to 61 °C, with an average of 58 °C. The efficiency of the proposed solar collector ranges from approximately 45% to 67%, with an average of 58%. Overall, the simulation results of the TRNSYS model are in excellent agreement with experimental data. The average discrepancy between the tests and simulations for temperature differential and collector efficiency is approximately 1%.

History

Volume

15

Start Page

1

End Page

9

Number of Pages

9

eISSN

2666-2027

ISSN

2666-2027

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Additional Rights

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED

Language

en

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • Yes

Acceptance Date

2022-08-02

Era Eligible

  • Yes

Journal

International Journal of Thermofluids

Article Number

100189