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Roberto Sacile - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • thermal analysis and performance optimization of a solar water heater flat plate Collector application to tetouan morocco
    Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2011
    Co-Authors: Hanane Dagdougui, Ahmed Ouammi, Michela Robba, Roberto Sacile
    Abstract:

    The development of sustainable energy services like the supply of heating water may face a trade-off with a comfortable quality of life, especially in the winter season where suitable strategies to deliver an effective service are required. This paper investigates the heat transfer process as well as the thermal behavior of a flat plate Collector evaluating different cover configurations. This investigation is performed according to a two-folded approach. Firstly, a complete model is formulated and implemented taking into account various modes of heat transfer in the Collector. The goal is to investigate the impact of the number and types of covers on the top heat loss and the related thermal performance in order to support decision makers about the most cost-effective design. The proposed model can also be used to investigate the effect of the different parameters which may affect the performance of the Collector. Secondly, a two objective constrained optimization model has been formulated and implemented to evaluate the optimality of different design approaches. The goal is to support decision makers in the definition of the optimal water flow and of the optimal Collector flat area in order to give a good compromise between the Collector efficiency and the output water temperature. The overall methodology has been tested on environmental data (temperature and irradiation) which are characteristic of Tetouan (Morocco).

  • Thermal analysis and performance optimization of a solar water heater flat plate Collector: Application to Tetouan (Morocco)
    Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2011
    Co-Authors: Hanane Dagdougui, Ahmed Ouammi, Michela Robba, Roberto Sacile
    Abstract:

    The development of sustainable energy services like the supply of heating water may face a trade-off with a comfortable quality of life, especially in the winter season where suitable strategies to deliver an effective service are required. This paper investigates the heat transfer process as well as the thermal behavior of a flat plate Collector evaluating different cover configurations. This investigation is performed according to a two-folded approach. Firstly, a complete model is formulated and implemented taking into account various modes of heat transfer in the Collector. The goal is to investigate the impact of the number and types of covers on the top heat loss and the related thermal performance in order to support decision makers about the most cost-effective design. The proposed model can also be used to investigate the effect of the different parameters which may affect the performance of the Collector. Secondly, a two objective constrained optimization model has been formulated and implemented to evaluate the optimality of different design approaches. The goal is to support decision makers in the definition of the optimal water flow and of the optimal Collector flat area in order to give a good compromise between the Collector efficiency and the output water temperature. The overall methodology has been tested on environmental data (temperature and irradiation) which are characteristic of Tétouan (Morocco).

Hanane Dagdougui - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • thermal analysis and performance optimization of a solar water heater flat plate Collector application to tetouan morocco
    Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2011
    Co-Authors: Hanane Dagdougui, Ahmed Ouammi, Michela Robba, Roberto Sacile
    Abstract:

    The development of sustainable energy services like the supply of heating water may face a trade-off with a comfortable quality of life, especially in the winter season where suitable strategies to deliver an effective service are required. This paper investigates the heat transfer process as well as the thermal behavior of a flat plate Collector evaluating different cover configurations. This investigation is performed according to a two-folded approach. Firstly, a complete model is formulated and implemented taking into account various modes of heat transfer in the Collector. The goal is to investigate the impact of the number and types of covers on the top heat loss and the related thermal performance in order to support decision makers about the most cost-effective design. The proposed model can also be used to investigate the effect of the different parameters which may affect the performance of the Collector. Secondly, a two objective constrained optimization model has been formulated and implemented to evaluate the optimality of different design approaches. The goal is to support decision makers in the definition of the optimal water flow and of the optimal Collector flat area in order to give a good compromise between the Collector efficiency and the output water temperature. The overall methodology has been tested on environmental data (temperature and irradiation) which are characteristic of Tetouan (Morocco).

  • Thermal analysis and performance optimization of a solar water heater flat plate Collector: Application to Tetouan (Morocco)
    Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2011
    Co-Authors: Hanane Dagdougui, Ahmed Ouammi, Michela Robba, Roberto Sacile
    Abstract:

    The development of sustainable energy services like the supply of heating water may face a trade-off with a comfortable quality of life, especially in the winter season where suitable strategies to deliver an effective service are required. This paper investigates the heat transfer process as well as the thermal behavior of a flat plate Collector evaluating different cover configurations. This investigation is performed according to a two-folded approach. Firstly, a complete model is formulated and implemented taking into account various modes of heat transfer in the Collector. The goal is to investigate the impact of the number and types of covers on the top heat loss and the related thermal performance in order to support decision makers about the most cost-effective design. The proposed model can also be used to investigate the effect of the different parameters which may affect the performance of the Collector. Secondly, a two objective constrained optimization model has been formulated and implemented to evaluate the optimality of different design approaches. The goal is to support decision makers in the definition of the optimal water flow and of the optimal Collector flat area in order to give a good compromise between the Collector efficiency and the output water temperature. The overall methodology has been tested on environmental data (temperature and irradiation) which are characteristic of Tétouan (Morocco).

K Srithar - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • an experimental investigation on a solar still with an integrated flat plate Collector
    Desalination, 2014
    Co-Authors: T Rajaseenivasan, Nelson P Raja, K Srithar
    Abstract:

    Abstract This work promotes the performance of the single basin solar still by means of preheating the saline water using an integrated flat plate Collector arrangement. A conventional single slope single basin still and a single slope flat plate Collector basin still (FPCB still) are fabricated with the same basin area of 1 m 2 . The FPCB still is fabricated similar to a conventional still, with the integration of a horizontal flat plate Collector arrangement to form six small compartments in the basin. The projected space between the consecutive basins acts as an extended surface which increases the temperature of the basin as well as the flat plate Collector where the saline water is preheated before it enters the basin. Due to separate compartments (absorber plate) in the basin, the mass of water reduces and the evaporation rate increases for the same depth of water in the basin. Experiments are carried out by varying the water depth in the basin and using the wick and energy storing materials in basins of both stills. The FPCB still gives about 60% higher distillate than the conventional still for the same basin condition. Economic analysis shows that the cost of distilled water for the FPCB still is lower than that for the conventional still.

  • Comparison of Conventional and Open Flat Plate Collectors for Evaporation of Tannery Effluent
    International Energy Journal, 2006
    Co-Authors: K Srithar, A. Mani
    Abstract:

    An experimental study has been made to augment evaporation of tannery effluent (soak liquor) and compare the performance of the conventional fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) flat plate Collector with an open FRP flat plate Collector. As the tannery effluent flows over FRP flat plate Collectors in the form of thin film, the effluent is heated by gaining heat from the absorber due to exposure to solar radiation. Hence, the partial pressure at the interface of the effluent increases, resulting to increase in pressure difference between the interface and air. Thus, leading to increase in mass transfer rate. In this paper, performance comparison is made between the FRP open flat plate Collector and the conventional FRP flat plate Collector, to understand the effect of climatic conditions, concentration and mass flow rate of the effluent. This study shows that the conventional FRP flat plate Collector gives better performance than the open FRP flat plate Collector.

  • Studies on solar flat plate Collector evaporation systems for tannery effluent (soak liquor)
    Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A, 2006
    Co-Authors: K Srithar, A. Mani
    Abstract:

    Heat and mass transfer analysis of an incompressible, laminar boundary layer over solar flat plate Collector evaporation systems for tannery effluent (soak liquor) is investigated. The governing equations are solved for various liquid to air velocity ratios. Profiles of velocity, temperature and concentration as well as their gradients are presented. The heat transfer and mass transfer coefficients thus obtained are used to evaluate mass of water evaporated for an inclined fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) solar flat plate Collector (FPC) with and without cover. Comparison of these results with the experimental performance shows encouraging trend of good agreement between them.

  • Analysis of a single cover FRP flat plate Collector for treating tannery effluent
    Applied Thermal Engineering, 2003
    Co-Authors: K Srithar, A. Mani
    Abstract:

    Abstract Fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) flat plate Collector (FPC) with single cover can be used for augmenting evaporation of water in tannery effluent. In this paper, experimental studies on FRP––FPC is presented. The performance is compared with the theoretically simulated performance. The evaporation rate increases, with increase in insolation and wind speed and decrease in relative humidity, concentration and mass flow rate.

Michela Robba - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • thermal analysis and performance optimization of a solar water heater flat plate Collector application to tetouan morocco
    Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2011
    Co-Authors: Hanane Dagdougui, Ahmed Ouammi, Michela Robba, Roberto Sacile
    Abstract:

    The development of sustainable energy services like the supply of heating water may face a trade-off with a comfortable quality of life, especially in the winter season where suitable strategies to deliver an effective service are required. This paper investigates the heat transfer process as well as the thermal behavior of a flat plate Collector evaluating different cover configurations. This investigation is performed according to a two-folded approach. Firstly, a complete model is formulated and implemented taking into account various modes of heat transfer in the Collector. The goal is to investigate the impact of the number and types of covers on the top heat loss and the related thermal performance in order to support decision makers about the most cost-effective design. The proposed model can also be used to investigate the effect of the different parameters which may affect the performance of the Collector. Secondly, a two objective constrained optimization model has been formulated and implemented to evaluate the optimality of different design approaches. The goal is to support decision makers in the definition of the optimal water flow and of the optimal Collector flat area in order to give a good compromise between the Collector efficiency and the output water temperature. The overall methodology has been tested on environmental data (temperature and irradiation) which are characteristic of Tetouan (Morocco).

  • Thermal analysis and performance optimization of a solar water heater flat plate Collector: Application to Tetouan (Morocco)
    Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2011
    Co-Authors: Hanane Dagdougui, Ahmed Ouammi, Michela Robba, Roberto Sacile
    Abstract:

    The development of sustainable energy services like the supply of heating water may face a trade-off with a comfortable quality of life, especially in the winter season where suitable strategies to deliver an effective service are required. This paper investigates the heat transfer process as well as the thermal behavior of a flat plate Collector evaluating different cover configurations. This investigation is performed according to a two-folded approach. Firstly, a complete model is formulated and implemented taking into account various modes of heat transfer in the Collector. The goal is to investigate the impact of the number and types of covers on the top heat loss and the related thermal performance in order to support decision makers about the most cost-effective design. The proposed model can also be used to investigate the effect of the different parameters which may affect the performance of the Collector. Secondly, a two objective constrained optimization model has been formulated and implemented to evaluate the optimality of different design approaches. The goal is to support decision makers in the definition of the optimal water flow and of the optimal Collector flat area in order to give a good compromise between the Collector efficiency and the output water temperature. The overall methodology has been tested on environmental data (temperature and irradiation) which are characteristic of Tétouan (Morocco).

Ahmed Ouammi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • thermal analysis and performance optimization of a solar water heater flat plate Collector application to tetouan morocco
    Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2011
    Co-Authors: Hanane Dagdougui, Ahmed Ouammi, Michela Robba, Roberto Sacile
    Abstract:

    The development of sustainable energy services like the supply of heating water may face a trade-off with a comfortable quality of life, especially in the winter season where suitable strategies to deliver an effective service are required. This paper investigates the heat transfer process as well as the thermal behavior of a flat plate Collector evaluating different cover configurations. This investigation is performed according to a two-folded approach. Firstly, a complete model is formulated and implemented taking into account various modes of heat transfer in the Collector. The goal is to investigate the impact of the number and types of covers on the top heat loss and the related thermal performance in order to support decision makers about the most cost-effective design. The proposed model can also be used to investigate the effect of the different parameters which may affect the performance of the Collector. Secondly, a two objective constrained optimization model has been formulated and implemented to evaluate the optimality of different design approaches. The goal is to support decision makers in the definition of the optimal water flow and of the optimal Collector flat area in order to give a good compromise between the Collector efficiency and the output water temperature. The overall methodology has been tested on environmental data (temperature and irradiation) which are characteristic of Tetouan (Morocco).

  • Thermal analysis and performance optimization of a solar water heater flat plate Collector: Application to Tetouan (Morocco)
    Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2011
    Co-Authors: Hanane Dagdougui, Ahmed Ouammi, Michela Robba, Roberto Sacile
    Abstract:

    The development of sustainable energy services like the supply of heating water may face a trade-off with a comfortable quality of life, especially in the winter season where suitable strategies to deliver an effective service are required. This paper investigates the heat transfer process as well as the thermal behavior of a flat plate Collector evaluating different cover configurations. This investigation is performed according to a two-folded approach. Firstly, a complete model is formulated and implemented taking into account various modes of heat transfer in the Collector. The goal is to investigate the impact of the number and types of covers on the top heat loss and the related thermal performance in order to support decision makers about the most cost-effective design. The proposed model can also be used to investigate the effect of the different parameters which may affect the performance of the Collector. Secondly, a two objective constrained optimization model has been formulated and implemented to evaluate the optimality of different design approaches. The goal is to support decision makers in the definition of the optimal water flow and of the optimal Collector flat area in order to give a good compromise between the Collector efficiency and the output water temperature. The overall methodology has been tested on environmental data (temperature and irradiation) which are characteristic of Tétouan (Morocco).