Thermosiphon water heaters with heat exchangers

Conference · Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:5320724

Mertol, A; Place, W; Webster, T; Greif, R

An analytical Detailed Loop Model (DLM) has been developed to analyze the performance of solar thermosiphon water heaters with heat exchangers in storage tanks. The model has been used to study performance of thermosiphons as a function of heat exchanger characteristics, heat transfer fluids, flow resistances, tank stratification, and tank elevation relative to the collector. The results indicate that reasonable performance can be attained with these systems compared to thermosiphons without heat exchangers.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Berkeley (USA). Lawrence Berkeley Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5320724
• Report Number(s): LBL-10033; CONF-800604-33
• Resource Relation: Conference: American section of the International Solar Energy Society conference, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 2 Jun 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
SOLAR WATER HEATERS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
PERFORMANCE
THERMOSYPHON EFFECT
ANALYTICAL SOLUTION
DATA
GRAPHS
HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
STRATIFICATION
TANKS
APPLIANCES
CONTAINERS
CONVECTION
DATA FORMS
EQUIPMENT
FLUIDS
HEATERS
INFORMATION
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
WATER HEATERS
140901* - Solar Thermal Utilization- Space Heating & Cooling