Multilayer fabric stratification pipes for solar tanks

Elsa Andersen; Simon Furbo; Jianhua Fan

doi:10.1016/j.solener.2007.01.008

Multilayer fabric stratification pipes for solar tanks

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

Abstract

The thermal performance of solar heating systems is strongly influenced by the thermal stratification in the heat storage. The higher the degree of thermal stratification is, the higher the thermal performance of the solar heating systems. Thermal stratification in water storages can for instance be achieved by use of inlet stratifiers combined with low flow operation in the solar collector loop. In this paper, investigations of a number of different fabric stratification pipes are presented and compared to a non flexible inlet stratifier. Additional, detailed investigations of the flow structure close to two fabric stratification pipes are presented for one set of operating conditions by means of the optical PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) method.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Solar Energy
Volume	81
Issue number	10
Pages (from-to)	1219-1226
ISSN	0038-092X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2007.01.008
Publication status	Published - 2007

Access to Document

10.1016/j.solener.2007.01.008

OpenUrl availability

Full text

Cite this

@article{25061932a21e4d20b27582a00b95ab9e,

title = "Multilayer fabric stratification pipes for solar tanks",

abstract = "The thermal performance of solar heating systems is strongly influenced by the thermal stratification in the heat storage. The higher the degree of thermal stratification is, the higher the thermal performance of the solar heating systems. Thermal stratification in water storages can for instance be achieved by use of inlet stratifiers combined with low flow operation in the solar collector loop. In this paper, investigations of a number of different fabric stratification pipes are presented and compared to a non flexible inlet stratifier. Additional, detailed investigations of the flow structure close to two fabric stratification pipes are presented for one set of operating conditions by means of the optical PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) method.",

author = "Elsa Andersen and Simon Furbo and Jianhua Fan",

year = "2007",

doi = "10.1016/j.solener.2007.01.008",

language = "English",

volume = "81",

pages = "1219--1226",

journal = "Journal of Solar Energy",

issn = "0038-092X",

publisher = "Elsevier",

number = "10",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Multilayer fabric stratification pipes for solar tanks

AU - Andersen, Elsa

AU - Furbo, Simon

AU - Fan, Jianhua

PY - 2007

Y1 - 2007

N2 - The thermal performance of solar heating systems is strongly influenced by the thermal stratification in the heat storage. The higher the degree of thermal stratification is, the higher the thermal performance of the solar heating systems. Thermal stratification in water storages can for instance be achieved by use of inlet stratifiers combined with low flow operation in the solar collector loop. In this paper, investigations of a number of different fabric stratification pipes are presented and compared to a non flexible inlet stratifier. Additional, detailed investigations of the flow structure close to two fabric stratification pipes are presented for one set of operating conditions by means of the optical PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) method.

AB - The thermal performance of solar heating systems is strongly influenced by the thermal stratification in the heat storage. The higher the degree of thermal stratification is, the higher the thermal performance of the solar heating systems. Thermal stratification in water storages can for instance be achieved by use of inlet stratifiers combined with low flow operation in the solar collector loop. In this paper, investigations of a number of different fabric stratification pipes are presented and compared to a non flexible inlet stratifier. Additional, detailed investigations of the flow structure close to two fabric stratification pipes are presented for one set of operating conditions by means of the optical PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) method.

U2 - 10.1016/j.solener.2007.01.008

DO - 10.1016/j.solener.2007.01.008

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0038-092X

VL - 81

SP - 1219

EP - 1226

JO - Journal of Solar Energy

JF - Journal of Solar Energy

IS - 10

ER -

Multilayer fabric stratification pipes for solar tanks

Abstract

Access to Document

OpenUrl availability

Fingerprint

Cite this