Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-03T11:52:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2014-07-10Bitstream added on 2015-03-03T12:07:02Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 000800570.pdf: 1978237 bytes, checksum: 1385fb72b3720e3ea9077369b13be410 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Atualmente a disponibilidade de energia é uma uma grande preocupação da humanidade, pois a maior porcentagem da energia consumida é oriunda da exploração de recursos naturais, como o carvão mineral, gás natural e petróleo. Neste cenário, as energias renováveis têm um papel muito importante. As hidroelétricas, biomassa, eólica, geotérmica, solar, entre outras são a solução da disponibilidade de energia para o futuro. Dentre tais energias, a energia solar merece um destaque pelo seu enorme potencial, porém muito ainda é preciso progredir para aumentar a eficiência destas fontes. Com esse intuito, este trabalho tem como foco estudar a influência na eficiência de coletores solares planos ao introduzir barreiras em sua cavidade interna, a fim de bloquear a livre circulação do ar, desta maneira, diminuindo a perda de calor pela convecção interna. Foi realizado testes experimentais com as mesmas características térmica e geométricas dos espaços de confinamento de ar. O fluxo de calor é introduzido através de resistências elétricas e acompanhamento de um controle eletrônico para garantir que a temperatura permaneça constante ao longo de toda a base (chapa de alumínio). Com a monitoração e coleta dos dados da potência elétrica dissipada e as temperaturas do volume de controle estudado, foi analizado o comportamento do coeficiente convective natural, possibilitando a análise ao variar o número de barreiras (cavidades) assim como sua inclinação, sendo possível notar uma redução do coeficiente convectivo com o uso de barreiras / Currently the availability of energy is a major concern of humanity, for the largest percentage of energy consumed comes from the exploitation of natural resources, such as coal, natural gas and oil. In this scenario, renewable energies have a very important role. Hydroelectric, biomass, wind, geothermal, solar, among others are the solution to the because of its enormous potential, however much progress is still needed to increase the efficiency of these sources. To this end, this work focuses on studying the influence on the efficiency of solar collector plans to its internal cavity in order to block the free flow of air, thus, reducing heat loss by internal convection. Experimental testing was performed with the same thermal and geometrical characteristics of the air spaces of confinement. The heat flow is introduced through electrical and accompanied by an electronic control to ensure that the resistance temperature remains constant over the entire base (aluminum plate). With monitoring and data collection of dissipated electrical power and temperature control volume studied was verified behavior of the coefficient of the film, allowing the analysis to vary the number of barriers (wells) and the slope, which was noticeable reduction convective coefficient using barriers

Orientador: Vicente Luiz Scalon / Banca: Geraldo Luiz Palma / Banca: Paulo Cesar Moralli / Resumo: Sistemas para monitoramento de parâmetros são amplamente utilizados no setor industrial para controle de processos e também na área de pesquisa e desenvolvimento. Estes sistemas permitem uma análise detalhada do comportamento de equipamentos e dispositivos e fornecem informações que auxiliam na melhora do seu desempenho. No estudo da utilização de energias renováveis o uso de sensores é aplicado para mapear o ambiente onde o equipamento está inserido e analisar o seu comportamento e desempenho. No caso de coletores solares, é realizado o monitoramento da temperatura do ambiente, da água no coletor em locais diferentes, da velocidade do vento e da radiação solar, permitindo o seu controle e melhorando o seu desempenho. A instrumentação adequada pode trazer melhorias aos coletores solares, porém dependem de estudos detalhados do seu comportamento através da aquisição de dados do equipamento e do ambiente onde ele está inserido. Para viabilizar esta otimização são necessários equipamentos de coleta de dados específicos que, normalmente, tem alto custo de aquisição. Este é um dos principais empecilhos para uma maior evolução destes equipamentos, principalmente os destinados ao uso residencial. Sendo assim, este trabalho objetiva desenvolver um módulo de coleta de dados de baixo custo para auxíliar no estudo de equipamentos em diversas áreas, incluindo a área de fontes de energia renovável. Um dispositivo deste tipo possibilita a coleta de diversos dados físicos como, por exemplo,... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Parameter monitoring systems are widely used in the industrial sector for process control and also in the area of research and development. These systems afford device's behavior analysis with detailed and provide information that helps improve its performance. In the study of renewable energies use, the sensors is applied to map the environment where the equipment is inserted and to analyze its behavior and performance. In the case of solar collectors, the monitoring occurs in the environment temperature, collector water temperature in different places, wind speed and the solar radiation, allowing its control and improving its performance. Proper instrumentation can bring improvements to solar collectors, but depend on detail studies of its behavior based on the acquisition of data from the equipment and the environment where it is inserted. To make this optimization feasible, specific data collection equipment is required, which normally has a high acquisition cost. This is one of the main impediments to keep the evolution of this equipment, especially those destined for residential use. Therefore, this work aims to develop a low cost data collection module to aid in the initial study of equipments used in several sector, include the renewable energy sources sector. This kind of device turn possible the collection of various physical data, such as temperature, wind speed and water flow. With this device there is the possibility of storing this data on an SD card, making it ... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Thesis (MTech (Mechanical Engineering))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016. / Solar energy is still not being used effectively in countries in the developing world, though it's a partial solution to the problem of shortage and expensive energy. Normally harvested through flat plate collectors, converting solar radiation into heat is the most direct application that can be effected in water heating systems. Many researchers have attempted to develop means of improving the efficiency of the flat plate solar energy collector; however there appears to be no evidence of any work regarding the effect of geometric configuration on the performance of flat plate solar collector. This study presents results obtained when comparing the performance of a solar water heating system equipped with three manufactured flat plate solar collector panels of numerically identical surface area but of different geometric configuration as they were individually attached to a typical geyser. Data was obtained inside a laboratory. The amount of heat acquired from flat plate collectors of solar energy depends primarily on their surface area that is exposed to the solar irradiance, however, the geometry of the collectors was thought that it might affect to some extent the amount of heat harvested. The circulation of the water from the panel to the geyser was due to the self-induced thermo-syphon effect. The results obtained during the test period (7 hours per day for two consecutive days) indicated that the system’s thermal efficiency was best when the square geometrical configuration collector was used. A dimensional analysis using the Π Buckingham method that was performed on the parameters affecting a flat plate solar collector yielded three dimensionless numbers that lead to a power law relationship which might be useful in enhancing solar water heating systems’ design.

The main purpose of this research project was to do a comparative study, by identifying a testing methodology for transient conditions, through which to allow the expression of the relative thermal performance of two DSWH collectors in comparison. The study started off by considering literature about Solar Domestic Water Heaters and National Standards-based test methods, most of which were for Steady State testing conditions. Thereafter establishing a testing methodology and setup, identifying factors to be considered. The results were analyzed and conclusions drawn. The hypothesis was to allow the reduction in the complexity of testing equipment and methods, and by doing transient condition testing and still utilizing the Hottel-Whillier-Bliss relationship as a way of expressing efficiency, the hypothesis was proven.

The thermal effects of stitch welding the coolant conduits of a water-cooled flat plate solar collector to its absorber plate have been studied. A physical model of the heat transfer process from the plate to the fluid flowing inside the tube has been presented. The heat transfer coefficient based on the difference between bond temperature and fluid bulk mean temperature is an important factor in determining the collector efficiency factor F'. The upper and lower limits of the actual value of F' have been predicted by considering two extreme boundary conditions to which the fluid is subjected. For a thick and conductive tube wall, F' does not depend on spot size and spot spacing, and tends to an upper limit of 0.883. For a thin and non-conductive tube wall, the boundary condition comprises of a series of step changes in both the axial and circumferential directions of the heat flux. In this case, the heat transfer coefficient and hence F' approach their lower limits which are determined by the welding spot configuration. It was also found that F' increases with the following parameters: the spot angle; the percentage of tube length being welded; and the number of spots among which the welding is being distributed. Furthermore, the temperature distribution inside the fluid has also been computed for this case. / Applied Science, Faculty of / Mechanical Engineering, Department of / Graduate

The influence of control strategies and storage tank sizes on the system performance of a solar thermal assisted ground source heat pump(SAGSHP) installation has been investigated. The system investigated is in the design stage and will be implemented in the project Slottsholmen in Västervik, Sweden during 2015. Using the simulation software TRNSYS the suggested system has been modelled in its entirety and the response of the system for different control strategies and storage tank size configurations have been investigated.The system is designed with a dual tank configuration where solar heat can either be used for direct domestic hot water(DHW) production(in a high grade tank) or utilized as additional source for the heat pumps(in a low grade tank) with the purpose of increasing evaporation temperatures of the heat pumps. Four different control strategies have been investigated. Two strategies where either tank is prioritized, one where the two tanks are run in series and heat can be delivered at two temperature levels simultaneously and one strategy where the low grade storage tank is by-passed and heat is only utilized directly for DHW production. For each control strategy a series of different tank size configurations have been tested. Results show that the influence of control strategies dominate the effect of different storage tank size configurations. Solar fraction for the system varies between 0.10 and 0.13 between control strategies while variations between storage tank sizes are close to negligible. The electricity use of the SAGHSP system has been compared to a reference system where the solar collectors are switched off. The results show that fractional energy savings of the SAGSHP system ranges from 0.066 to 0.099 between control strategies. Interestingly the fractional energy savings increases for cases with lower solar fraction. For control strategies which prioritize DHW production the temperature level in the solar collector loop increased thus leading to lower solar collector efficiency and less collected heat. However, solar heat used directly for DHW production leads to a higher electricity savings than using the heat as source for the heat pumps which explains the decoupling of fractional energy savings from solar fraction. An attempt to quantify the value of the harvested solar collected heat is done by introducing a performance figure named ''Solar Savings Efficiency'' which is the ratio of the electricity savings compared to the reference system to the collected solar heat. The Solar Savings Efficiency ranges from 0.23 to 0.46 with the higher value registered for strategies which prioritize DHW production. / Inverkan av strategier för styrning och ackumuleringsvolymer på systemprestandan hos en solkollektorassisterad bergvärmeinstallation har undersökts. Det undersökta systemet är i projekteringsstadiet och kommer att byggas i projektet Slottsholmen i Västervik under 2015. Genom att använda simuleringsmjukvaran TRNSYS har systemet modellerats i sin helhet och systemets respons på olika styrstrategier och konfiguration av ackumulatortankar har undersökts. Systemet är designat med två ackumuleringstankar för solkollektorkretsen där solvärme antingen kan användas för direkt beredning av varmvatten(en varm tank) eller som värmekälla för systemets värmepumpar(en kall tank) med syftet att då höja värmepumparnas förångningstemperatur. Fyra olika styrstrategier har undersökts. Två strategier där antingen den varma eller den kalla tanken är prioriterad, en strategi där båda tankarna är i serie och värme kan lämnas vid båda temperaturnivåer samtidigt samt en fjärde strategi där den kalla tanken alltid förbigås och solvärmen endast används för direkt beredning av varmvatten. För varje styrstrategi har en rad olika konfigurationer på ackumuleringstankarna testats. Resultatet visar att inverkan av styrstrategier dominerar över den effekt som olika ackumuleringsvolymer har. Andelen av systemets värmelast som betjänas av solvärme varierar mellan 0.10 och 0.13 mellan olika styrstrategier medan variation mellan olika ackumuleringsvolymer är nära försumbar. Elanvändningen i systemet har jämförts mot ett referenssystem där solkollektorerna är avstängda. Resultaten visar att besparingen i elektricitet relativt referenssystemet varierar mellan 6.6 % och 9.9 % mellan olika styrstrategier. Intressant är att elbesparingen är högre för fall med lägre andel solvärme. För styrstrategier som prioriterar varmvattenberedning ökar temperaturnivån i solkollektorkretsen vilket leder till lägre verkningsgrad för solkollektorerna och därmed lägre andel solvärme som förs in i systemet. Dock visas att solvärme som används direkt för varmvattenberedning leder till högre elbesparing än solvärme som används som källa för värmepumparna vilket förklarar den lägre elanvändningen vid lägre andel solvärme. Ett försök att kvantifiera värdet av den skördade solvärmen har utförts genom att introducera ett nyckeltal kallat ''Solbesparingsverkningsgrad (Solar Savings Efficiency)''. Nyckeltalet är definierat som kvoten av elbesparingen för en viss strategi/konfiguration jämfört med referenssystemet och total mängd solenergi som skördats. Solbesparingsverkningsgraden varierar mellan 0.23 och 0.46 med det högre värdet för strategier som prioriterar direkt varmvattenberedning.

Thesis. 1977. B.S. cn--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ENGINEERING / Bibliography: leaves 60-61. / B.S.cn

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Thesis (MScIng)--University of Stellenbosch, 2004. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigated the flow field above a proposed solar chimney power plant, without a cross wind, using a commercial numerical solver in the form of CFX 4-4 by AEA Technology plc. The governing equations solved are for an incompressible steady state solution. Variation in density due to buoyant effects is modelled with the Boussinesq approximation, and turbulence is approximated by the k-ε model with modifications due to buoyancy. The effect of different turbulence conditions at atmospheric inflows is also investigated. Modifications to the k-ε turbulence model in the context of atmospheric turbulence are investigated and applied to the standard k-ε model. These modifications include the addition of source terms in the turbulence kinetic energy and the turbulence dissipation rate equations to allow for the production/destruction of turbulence due to buoyancy. Other modifications include an additional source term in the turbulence dissipation rate equation accounting for atmospheric stability and the specification of model constants relevant to atmospheric flows. Initial results for the flow field using the Boussinesq approximation show reasonable correlation between the current study and the study by Thiart (2002) whereby the flow field exhibits characteristics of the axially symmetric turbulent jet. One of the primary and most noticeable differences between the current study and that of Thiart (2002) is the difference in height at which air is drawn into the collector. In order to account for variation in density with height, a modification on the Boussinesq approximation, the Deep Boussinesq model, Montavon (1998), is applied to a simplified 100 m by 100 m rectangular geometry. The results obtained are compared to a similar model using the Boussinesq approximation and it is seen that the average velocities reached in the deep Boussinesq model are significantly larger than those obtained in the Boussinesq approximation. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie ondersoek die vloeiveld bo 'n aangewese son-skoorsteen kragstasie, deur die gebruik van 'n kommersiële numeriese oplosser in die vorm van CFX 4-4; van AEA Technology plc. Die heersende vergelykings wat opgelos moet word, is vir 'n niesaampersbare, tyd-onafhanklike oplossing. Die wisseling in digtheid as gevolg van saamdrukbaarheids effekte, word gemodelleer met die Boussinesq benadering en turbulensie-skatting deur die k-ε model met aanpassings as gevolg van dryfkrag. Die effek van die verskillende turbulensie-toestande teen atmosferiese invloeing word ook ondersoek. Aanpassings op die k-ε turbulensie-model in die konteks van atmosferies turbulensie word ondersoek en toegepas op die standaard k-ε model. Hierdie veranderinge sluit die byvoeging van bron terme in die turbulente kinetiese energie en die turbulensieverspillings vergelykings om ruimte te laat vir die produksie/afbreking van turbulensie as gevolg van dryfkrag in. Ander aanpassings sluit in 'n bykomende bron term in die turbulensie-verspillings vergelyking wat rekenskap gee vir atmosferiese stabiliteit en die spesifikasie van model onveranderlikes met betrekking tot atmosferiese vloei. Aanvanklike resultate vir die vloeiveld met die gebruik van die Boussinesq benadering dui op geredelike ooreenstemming tussen de huidige studie en die studie van Thiart (2002), waar die vloeiveld eienskappe toon van 'n simmetriese turbulente spilpunt. Een van die mees primêre en duidelikste verskille tussen die huidige studie en diè van Thiart (2002) is die verskil in die hoogte waarteen die lug in die samesteller ingesuig word. Om rekenskep te kan gee vir die verskil in digtheid met betrekking tot hoogte is 'n aanpassing van die Boussinesq benadering, die Diep Bussinesq model, Montavon (1998), aangebring. Hierdie aanpassing word toegepas op ‘n vereenvoudigde 100 m by 100 m reghoek. Die resultate wat verkry word, word vergelyk met 'n soortgelyke model waar die algemene snelheid wat met die diep Boussinesq model bereik word merkbaar groter is as die in die Boussinesq benadering.

Thesis (MScIng)--University of Stellenbosch, 2004. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates energy generation by large-scale solar tower power plants. The performance characteristics of a so-called reference plant with a 4000 m diameter glass collector roof and a 1500 m high, 160 m diameter tower are determined for a site located in South Africa. The relevant draught and conservation equations are derived, discretized and implemented in a numerical model which solves the equations using speci ed meteorological input data and determines the power delivered by the plant. The power output of a solar tower power plant over a twenty-four hour period is presented. Corresponding temperature distributions in the ground under the collector are shown. Variations in seasonal generation are evaluated and the total annual electrical output is determined. The dependency of the power output on collector diameter and tower height is illustrated, while showing that greater power production can be facilitated by optimizing the roof shape and height. The minor in uence of the tower shadow falling across the collector is evaluated, while the e ect of prevailing winds on the power generated is found to be signi cant. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie ondersoek elektrisiteitsopwekking deur grootskaalse sontoringkragstasies. Die uitsetkarakteristieke van 'n sogenaamde verwysings-kragstasie met 'n 4000 m deursnee glas kollektor en 'n 1500 m hoë, 160 m deursnee toring word ondersoek vir 'n spesi eke ligging in Suid-Afrika. Die toepaslike trek- en behoudsvergelykings word afgelei, gediskretiseer en geimplementeer in 'n numeriese rekenaarmodel. Die rekenaarmodel los die betrokke vergelykings op deur gebruik te maak van gespesi seerde meteorologiese invoerdata en bepaal dan die uitset gelewer deur die kragstasie. Die uitset van 'n sontoring-kragstasie oor 'n periode van vier-en-twintig uur word getoon. Ooreenstemmende temperatuurverdelings in die grond onder die kollektor word geïllustreer. Die variasie in seisoenale elektrisiteitsopwekking word ondersoek en die totale jaarlikse elektriese uitset bepaal. Die invloed wat die kragstasie dimensies (kollektor deursnee en toring hoogte) op die uitset het, word bestudeer en resultate getoon. Daar is ook bevind dat verhoogde uitset meegebring kan word deur die vorm en hoogte van die kollektordak te optimeer. Die geringe e ek van die toringskadu op die kollektor word bespreek, terwyl bevind is dat heersende winde 'n beduidende e ek op die kragstasie uitset het.