Analytical and Experimental Investigation of Thermosyphon Solar Water Heater System

• Main Author: Clark, William E.
• Other Authors: Evans, Ronald D.
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: English
• Published: Florida Technological University 1976
• Subjects: Solar water heaters
• Online Access: http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/RTD/id/41395

Florida Technological University College of Engineering Thesis === A computer simulation of a thermosyphon system allowing load drawoff and non-ideal weather conditions has been developed. The model is restricted to the more common single cover, flat plate collector system. Using an analysis based on the present literature, this model calculates the energy absorbed by the collector, the temperature distribution through the system, and the corresponding flow rate. Experimental data for a non-ideal day is compared to the computer simulation. Results of this comparison indicate that the desired parameters, flow rate, collector inlet and outlet temperatures, and the mean tank temperature can be predicted by this model to within 10 percent. === M.S. === Masters; === Engineering === Engineering === 169 p. === xiii, 169 l. : ill., graphs ; 28 cm.