DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF A SOLAR WATER HEATER FOR DOMESTIC USE
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This project reports the design, fabrication and experimental test of a solar water heater for domestic use. It consists of a flat plate collector of aluminum sheet of 1.016mm thickess. A water source tank which is also made from aluminum which can be installed at any location and circulation of water is with the aid of gravity through plumbing network. Experiments were performed on the solar water heater operating under force circulation with the aim of evaluating the collector’s performance. This involves hourly reading of temperature at various locations of the unit from 9am to 4pm for a period of three days. Results show that a temperature of 55ºC was obtained when 20 litres of water was heated during one of the tests carried out
This project reports the design, fabrication and experimental test of a solar water heater for domestic use. It consists of a flat plate collector of aluminum sheet of 1.016mm thickess. A water source tank which is also made from aluminum which can be installed at any location and circulation of water is with the aid of gravity through plumbing network. Experiments were performed on the solar water heater operating under force circulation with the aim of evaluating the collector’s performance. This involves hourly reading of temperature at various locations of the unit from 9am to 4pm for a period of three days. Results show that a temperature of 55ºC was obtained when 20 litres of water was heated during one of the tests carried out
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