Publication: Analisis persembahan pengumpul tenaga suria plat rata
| datacite.subject.fos | oecd::Engineering and technology::Mechanical engineering | |
| dc.contributor.author | Yeoh, Pang Tee | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-09T02:41:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-08-09T02:41:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2001-02-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Flat-plate solar collectors are just one of the many devices that are used in the applications of Domestic Solar Water Heating (DSWH), industrial thermal processes and solar engineering. The basic working principle behind the flat-plate solar collector is it absorbs the available solar radiation from the sun and transfers the heat absorbed to a fluid used for heating water. There has been an increase in the number of flatplate collectors used, as it is a cheaper alternative when it comes to domestic water heating. As such, the aim of this project is to examine the effects of certain parameters towards the performance of a flat-plate solar collector and finally show how an optimized version of the collector can be constructed from the analysis. A detailed analysis of the flat-plate solar collector has been carried out to predict the performance of the collector in terms of mean plate temperature, useful energy flux and efficiency. By varying design parameters and operational parameters, the analysis of the collector is based on the theory of radiation absorption, heat losses and the temperature of the collector. A flat-plate solar collector analysis program (FPSCAP) has been developed, using C++, to assist in analyzing the various parameters that affect the performance of the collector. The FPSCAP is capable of evaluating the performance of the collector by calculating the hourly solar radiation, estimating the optimum tilt angle of the collector and the outlet fluid temperature. This program can also determine the efficiency of the collector operating on the conditions that was entered by the user. These conditions include the day of the year, the location of the collector (in Latitude degrees), physical parameters of the collector and operational parameters of the collector. From the analysis, the parameters that were examined are the diameter of the tubes used for conducting the fluid for heat transfer, the spacing between these tubes, the thickness of the absorber plate, the mass flow rate of the fluid used for heat transfer and the inlet fluid temperature. Therefore, optimizing these parameters can increase the performance of the flat-plate solar collector in terms of efficiency. This is achieved by maximizing the tube diameter, thickness of absorber plate and mass flow rate of the fluid while minimizing the tube spacing and the inlet fluid temperature. The comparison of daily efficiency of the collector for a year has been performed and the result is an increase in 8.6% efficiency. This is nearly constant for each day because of the various parameters that were optimized. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://erepo.usm.my/handle/123456789/20176 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.title | Analisis persembahan pengumpul tenaga suria plat rata | |
| dc.type | Resource Types::text::report | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oairecerif.author.affiliation | Universiti Sains Malaysia |