CFD Analysis of differently arranged Solar Water Heater

Mechanical engineering

In the current energy scenario carbon-neutral alternatives that are readily available and have low or no emissions of greenhouse gases. The sun's energy is abundant. Using a solar water heater, we may be able to meet our commercial & domestic heating needs. An investigation into the viability of different solar water heater design concepts is currently underway. The in-line tube plate, the tube above plate, and the tube below plate, arrangement are the three possible configurations. The Creo parametric design program was used to create the CAD model of the solar water heater, and the ANSYS CFX software was used for the CFD study. The conventional k-epsilon turbulence model is utilized for analysis of turbulence. According to the solar intensity on the collection plate of the water heater, the thermal flux is measured at in afternoon, and is analyzed. Studies comparing the efficiency of 3 design configurations are provided. According to CFD analysis, the experimental results are very similar.

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