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Analysing the effect of the laeh in the storage tank on the performance of a tsaeh
Author(s) -
Wenxian Lin,
Enrong Lu
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.4440160602
Subject(s) - environmental science , storage tank , process engineering , waste management , engineering
When an auxiliary electric heater (AEH) is incorporated in a thermosyphon solar water system, the system performance becomes more complex and it is more difficult to simulate and analyse its operational characteristics. Using a ‘fixed‐node, equally‐convecting‐mixing model’ that they have developed, the authors perform detailed simulations and analysis of the effects of the location of the auxiliary electric heater (LAEH) in the storage tank on the performance of the thermosyphon solar water system with an auxiliary electric heater (TSAEH), and discover for the first time some new laws governing the system operation. The authors believe that their simulations and analysis will be very beneficial for optimal design and practical application of such systems in the future.