Abstract Renewable energy for the sustainable application in buildings are increasing day-by-day. The aim of this study is to compare flat plate and evacuated tube collectors system solar water heating urban building. two types heater systems were designed evaluated based on requirements building dwellers. F-chart method along with commercial software was used performance efficiency at an opera...

many research studies have been performed on forced convection (active) solar dryers for fruit and vegetables. a short survey of these showed that applying the forced convection solar dryer not only significantly reduced the drying time but also resulted in many improvements in the quality of the dried products. active indirect and mixed-mode thin layer solar drying experiments were conducted o...

This study compares the performance of five electrical water heater models in the TRNSYS environment. The main capabilities, modeling assumptions and performance of the models are first assessed using an intermodel comparison. The main criteria for comparison are: domestic hot water supply temperature, power demand (time-dependent profile and overall energy use) and vertical temperature distrib...

A simulation model for the CO2 heat pump water heater was developed and validated in this study. Component models of the gas cooler, evaporator, compressor, and expansion valve were constructed with careful consideration for the heat transfer performances. To validate the simulation model, experiments were carried out using an actual CO2 heat pump water heater (water heating capacity: 22.3 kW; ...

Early experimental results of a research program to investigate the practicality of replacing the Solar Rating and Certification Corporation four day rating procedure with a more cost effective rating method for generic solar domestic hot water systems are reported. The generic systems experimental procedure and facility are described. Results from four experiments give an initial indication th...

The performance of a solar hot water thermosyphon system was tested with the dynamic system method according to Standard ISO/CD/9459.5. The system is of closed circuit type and consists of two flat plate collectors with total aperture area of 2.74 m and of a 170 liters hot water storage tank. The system was modeled according to the procedures outlined in the standard with the weather conditions...