An Analytical Performance Evaluation of Intelligent Hot Water Storage Tank for Solar System

Authors

  • Tushar A. Jadhav Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sinhgad College of Engineering, Savitribai Phule Pune University Pune, India.
  • Mahesh K. Gaikwad Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jayawantrao Sawant College of Engineering, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India.
  • Ajay D. Diwate Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bhivrabai Sawant College of Engineering, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India
  • Rajesh N. Pote Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bhivrabai Sawant College of Engineering, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India
  • Abhijeet L. Dandavate Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dhole Patil College of Engineering, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India
  • Ajay A. Chavan Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dhole Patil College of Engineering, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India

Keywords:

Solar energy, thermal energy, temperature drop, finite element analysis, storage tank

Abstract

The increase of use of fossil fuels in industrial applications hampers the environmental cycle, hence solar energy is one of the alternate energy source and has been used in various industrial applications due to clean, cheap and easily available almost in all seasons.   Solar energy is one of the form of renewable energy, thus it need various comprehensive system to utilize with fullest capacity. Presently design of effective energy storage system is challenging task.    For typical application of hot water for domestic usage, a solar hot water system is widely used. Intelligent solar tank can be heated both by solar collectors and by means of an auxiliary energy supply system. In this system, when heat gets stored during day time particularly in winter season, it dissipates considerably to the environment in night due inappropriate use of insulating material around the storage tank.  Hence, attempt is made to identify reasons of heat loss and to propose the modifications in the system in order to enhance the performance of solar water system.

So in this work, the temperature drops of the existing system is measured by using thermocouple.  The significant drop in temperature was observed due to inappropriate use of insulating material over the storage tank. Hence finite element analysis of existing storage tank is carried out. These results are considered as a base line. Further composite storage tank with different annular supporting rings required for development of region of annular vacuum is proposed.  Finite element analysis of composite storage tank is carried out and results are compared.  The temperature drop in proposed composite tank is very low and such tanks can be effectively used for domestic applications.

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16.08.2023

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Jadhav, T. A. ., Gaikwad, M. K. ., Diwate, A. D. ., Pote, R. N. ., Dandavate, A. L. ., & Chavan, . . A. A. . (2023). An Analytical Performance Evaluation of Intelligent Hot Water Storage Tank for Solar System. International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications in Engineering, 11(10s), 783–797. Retrieved from https://ijisae.org/index.php/IJISAE/article/view/3333

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Vol. 11 No. 10s (2023)

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