Abstract
A comparative study of thermocol-FRP-insulated domestic solar water heating system (TDSWHS) with the conventional water heating system (flat plate collector (FPC)) and recently developed MDSWH with PV module has been carried out. TDSWHS is a water heater which efficiently utilizes the solar radiation falling on the solar collector as well as on storage tank for heating of water. Results satisfactorily proved the TDSWHS to be better than the conventional system. It provides water temperatures 19 °C higher than FPC of the same capacity and under same environmental conditions with 43.5% reduced floor area demand. It has been found to be 27.1% cheaper than MDSWH with photovoltaic (PV) module. Earned carbon credit has been found to be Rs. 24,964 (371.27 US $) and Rs. 998.06 (44.58 US $) in terms of energy and exergy, respectively, for TDSWHS.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Abbreviations
- Abp:
-
Area of black paint (m2)
- As:
-
Area of south wall of storage tank (m2)
- Atop:
-
Area of top wall of storage tank (m2)
- AE:
-
Area of east wall of storage tank (m2)
- Aw:
-
Area of west wall of storage tank (m2)
- It(t):
-
Intensity of solar radiation on collector (W/m2)
- Is(t):
-
Intensity of solar radiation on south wall of tank (W/m2)
- IE(t):
-
Intensity of solar radiation on east wall of tank (W/m2)
- Iw(t):
-
Intensity of solar radiation on west wall of tank (W/m2)
- Itop(t):
-
Intensity of solar radiation on top wall of tank (W/m2)
- M:
-
Mass flow rate of water (kg/s)
- Mtw:
-
Total mass of water in all collector tube (kg)
- MTW:
-
Water mass in tank (kg)
- n :
-
Life of MDSWH
- Nt:
-
No of collector tubes
- Rii:
-
Inner radius of inner tube (m)
- Rio:
-
Outer radius of inner tube (m)
- Roi:
-
Inner radius of outer tube (m)
- Roo:
-
Outer radius of outer tube (m)
- Tcw:
-
Water temperature in tank (°C)
- Thw:
-
Water temperature in tube (°C)
- Thwo:
-
Initial water temperature in tubes of collector (°C)
- Tcwo:
-
Initial water temperature in storage tank (°C)
- Ta:
-
Ambient temperature (°C)
- C/Cw:
-
Specific heat of water (J/kg K)
- Eout-En:
-
Solar energy output per annum (kWh)
- Eout-Ex:
-
Solar exergy output per annum (kWh)
- Esolar:
-
Solar energy retrieved by the system per annum (kWh)
References
Ummadisingua, A., Soni, M.S.: Concentrating solar power—technology, potential and policy in India. Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev. 15, 5169–5175 (2011)
Zhang, X., You, S., Xu, W., Wang, M., He, T., Zheng, X.: Experimental investigation of the higher coefficient of thermal performance for water-in-glass evacuated tube solar water heaters in China. Energy Convers. Manag. 78, 386–392 (2014)
Shukla, R., Sumathy, K., Erickson, P., Gong, J.: Recent advances in the solar water heating systems: a review. Renew. Sust. Energ. Rev. 19, 173–190 (2013)
Kaushika, N.D., Sumathy, K.: Solar transparent insulation materials: a review. Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev. 7, 317–351 (2003)
Plazer, W.J.: Solar transmittance of transparent insulation materials. Sol. Energy Mater. 16, 176–186 (1987)
Berardi, U.: The development of a monolithic aerogel glazed window for an energy retrofitting project. Appl. Energy 154, 603–615 (2015)
Hollands, K.G.T., Marshal, K.N., Wedel, R.K.: An approximate equation for predicting the solar transmittance of transparent honeycombs. Sol. Energy 21, 231–236 (1978)
Chaurasia, P.B.L., Twidell, J.: Collector cum storage solar water heating systems with and without transparent insulation material. Int. J. Solar Energy 70(5), 403–416 (2001)
Tewari, K., Dev, R.: Performance analysis of modified solar water heating system for climatic condition of Allahabad, India. Int. J. Electr. Comput. Energetic Electron. Commun. Eng. Paris. Open Environ Sci J. 10, 73 (2016)
Tewari, K., Dev, R.: Exergy, environmental and economic analysis of modified domestic solar water heater with glass-to-glass PV module. Energy 170, 1130–1150 (2019)
Petela, R.: Exergy of undiluted thermal radiation. Sol Energy 74, 469–488 (2003)
Tiwari, S., Tiwari, G.N.: Thermal analysis of photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) single slope roof integrated greenhouse solar dryer. Sol Energy 138, 128–136 (2016)
Caliskan, H., Dincer, I., Hepbasli, A.: Exergoeconomic, enviroeconomic and sustainability analyses of a novel air cooler. Energy Build. 55, 747–756 (2012)
Agrawal, S., Tiwari, G.N.: Enviroeconomic analysis and energy matrices of glazed hybrid photovoltaic thermal module air collector. Sol. Energy 92, 139–146 (2013)
Elzen, M.G.J.D., Hof, A.D., Beltran, A.M., Grassi, G., Roelfsema, M., Ruijven, B.V.: The Copenhagen accord: abatement costs and carbon prices resulting from the submissions. Environ Sci Policy 14, 28–39 (2011)
Hakan, C., Ibrahim, D., Arif, H.: Exergoeconomic, enviroeconomic and sustainability analyses of a novel air cooler. Energy Build. 55, 747–756 (2012)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2022 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
About this paper
Cite this paper
Tewari, K., Dev, R. (2022). Comparative Enviro-Economic Analysis of Transparent Water Heating Systems and Conventional Systems. In: Natarajan, S.K., Prakash, R., Sankaranarayanasamy, K. (eds) Recent Advances in Manufacturing, Automation, Design and Energy Technologies. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4222-7_103
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4222-7_103
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Singapore
Print ISBN: 978-981-16-4221-0
Online ISBN: 978-981-16-4222-7
eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)