A Solar Thermal Application for Mongolian Detached Houses: An Energy, Environmental, and Economic Analysis Based on Dynamic Simulations

Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) is the coldest capital city in the world with approximately 98% of its heating demand satisfied by means of coal-burning stoves. This leads to enormous air pollutant emissions, with Ulaanbaatar being one of the top five most polluted cities in the world. In this study, an inno...

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Main Authors: Antonio Rosato, Purevdalai Erdenedavaa, Antonio Ciervo, Atsushi Akisawa, Amarbayar Adiyabat, Sergio Sibilio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Buildings
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/9/8/185
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spelling doaj-10cde2673a8f46bcb45a09c363e72a6f2020-11-25T02:18:33ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092019-08-019818510.3390/buildings9080185buildings9080185A Solar Thermal Application for Mongolian Detached Houses: An Energy, Environmental, and Economic Analysis Based on Dynamic SimulationsAntonio Rosato0Purevdalai Erdenedavaa1Antonio Ciervo2Atsushi Akisawa3Amarbayar Adiyabat4Sergio Sibilio5Department of Architecture and Industrial Design, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 81031 Aversa, ItalySchool of Engineering and Applied Science, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar 14201, MongoliaDepartment of Architecture and Industrial Design, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 81031 Aversa, ItalyGraduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 184-8588, JapanSchool of Engineering and Applied Science, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar 14201, MongoliaDepartment of Architecture and Industrial Design, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 81031 Aversa, ItalyUlaanbaatar (Mongolia) is the coldest capital city in the world with approximately 98% of its heating demand satisfied by means of coal-burning stoves. This leads to enormous air pollutant emissions, with Ulaanbaatar being one of the top five most polluted cities in the world. In this study, an innovative solar hybrid heating system for the Mongolian scenario was used, which was based on the operation of a solar field composed of four series-connected evacuated tube heat pipe collectors, coupled with a thermal energy storage. The solar hybrid heating system was simulated and analyzed using the software TRNSYS. The simulations were designed to satisfy the heating demand of a typical single-family detached house located in Ulaanbaatar and were carried out with and without considering the soiling effects on the solar system operation. The overall performance of the proposed plant was compared with those associated with different fossil fuel-based Mongolian conventional heating systems, in order to assess the potential energy, environmental and economic benefits. The results highlighted that the proposed plant allowed for the obtainment of significant reductions in terms of primary energy consumption (up to 34.6%), global CO<sub>2</sub> equivalent emissions (up to 52.3%), and operating costs (up to 49.6%), even if the expected return on the investment could be unacceptable.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/9/8/185air pollutionharmful emissionssolar energyenergy savingclean energydust deposition
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author Antonio Rosato
Purevdalai Erdenedavaa
Antonio Ciervo
Atsushi Akisawa
Amarbayar Adiyabat
Sergio Sibilio
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Purevdalai Erdenedavaa
Antonio Ciervo
Atsushi Akisawa
Amarbayar Adiyabat
Sergio Sibilio
A Solar Thermal Application for Mongolian Detached Houses: An Energy, Environmental, and Economic Analysis Based on Dynamic Simulations
Buildings
air pollution
harmful emissions
solar energy
energy saving
clean energy
dust deposition
author_facet Antonio Rosato
Purevdalai Erdenedavaa
Antonio Ciervo
Atsushi Akisawa
Amarbayar Adiyabat
Sergio Sibilio
author_sort Antonio Rosato
title A Solar Thermal Application for Mongolian Detached Houses: An Energy, Environmental, and Economic Analysis Based on Dynamic Simulations
title_short A Solar Thermal Application for Mongolian Detached Houses: An Energy, Environmental, and Economic Analysis Based on Dynamic Simulations
title_full A Solar Thermal Application for Mongolian Detached Houses: An Energy, Environmental, and Economic Analysis Based on Dynamic Simulations
title_fullStr A Solar Thermal Application for Mongolian Detached Houses: An Energy, Environmental, and Economic Analysis Based on Dynamic Simulations
title_full_unstemmed A Solar Thermal Application for Mongolian Detached Houses: An Energy, Environmental, and Economic Analysis Based on Dynamic Simulations
title_sort solar thermal application for mongolian detached houses: an energy, environmental, and economic analysis based on dynamic simulations
publisher MDPI AG
series Buildings
issn 2075-5309
publishDate 2019-08-01
description Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) is the coldest capital city in the world with approximately 98% of its heating demand satisfied by means of coal-burning stoves. This leads to enormous air pollutant emissions, with Ulaanbaatar being one of the top five most polluted cities in the world. In this study, an innovative solar hybrid heating system for the Mongolian scenario was used, which was based on the operation of a solar field composed of four series-connected evacuated tube heat pipe collectors, coupled with a thermal energy storage. The solar hybrid heating system was simulated and analyzed using the software TRNSYS. The simulations were designed to satisfy the heating demand of a typical single-family detached house located in Ulaanbaatar and were carried out with and without considering the soiling effects on the solar system operation. The overall performance of the proposed plant was compared with those associated with different fossil fuel-based Mongolian conventional heating systems, in order to assess the potential energy, environmental and economic benefits. The results highlighted that the proposed plant allowed for the obtainment of significant reductions in terms of primary energy consumption (up to 34.6%), global CO<sub>2</sub> equivalent emissions (up to 52.3%), and operating costs (up to 49.6%), even if the expected return on the investment could be unacceptable.
topic air pollution
harmful emissions
solar energy
energy saving
clean energy
dust deposition
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/9/8/185
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