Evaluating the Technical, Economic, and Environmental Performance of Solar Water Heating System for Residential Applications–Comparison of Two Different Working Fluids (Water and Glycol)
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Evaluating the Technical, Economic, and Environmental Performance of Solar Water Heating System for Residential Applications–Comparison of Two Different Working Fluids (Water and Glycol)
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Agyekum, E. B.
Khan, T. Giri, N. C. |
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GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
HEAT EXCHANGER SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS SOLAR WATER HEATERS TECHNO-ECONOMICS |
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The use of solar water heaters (SWH) in both residential and commercial facilities is one of the possible ways to reduce electricity bills and the release of greenhouse gases (GHG). This study assessed the technical, economic, and environmental performance of a SWH system at six different locations in China (i.e., Lhasa, Lauchang, Wuhan, Kashi, Yumen, and Harbin). A comparison between two different working fluids (i.e., water and glycol) were modeled in the System Advisor Model in all six cities. A sensitivity analysis was conducted on some key technical and economic parameters to assess the impact of such parameters on the performance of SWH systems in the country. According to the results, Lhasa recorded the highest capacity factor of 11% and 10.70% using water and glycol as the working fluid, respectively. Lhasa was identified as the best location among the studied locations due to its high solar irradiation. The optimization study indicates that the optimum azimuth for China is 190°. It was also found that a 25% reduction in the outlet set temperature of the water can reduce the capacity factor from 11% to about 9.2%. Using the SWH as simulated in this study can reduce carbon dioxide emissions from 1252.87–2014.85 kg per year to 138.20–330.23 kg per year; the extent of reduction depends on the location of the SWHS, and the solar energy available at the area. Net electricity bill savings of $156–296 could be obtained if SWH systems were installed and used at the studied locations. © 2023 by the authors.
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2024-04-05T16:34:34Z
2024-04-05T16:34:34Z 2023 |
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Article
Journal article (info:eu-repo/semantics/article) |info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
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Agyekum, EB, Khan, T & Giri, NC 2023, 'Evaluating the Technical, Economic, and Environmental Performance of Solar Water Heating System for Residential Applications–Comparison of Two Different Working Fluids (Water and Glycol)', Sustainability, Том. 15, № 19, 14555. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151914555
Agyekum, E. B., Khan, T., & Giri, N. C. (2023). Evaluating the Technical, Economic, and Environmental Performance of Solar Water Heating System for Residential Applications–Comparison of Two Different Working Fluids (Water and Glycol). Sustainability, 15(19), [14555]. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151914555 2071-1050 Final All Open Access, Gold https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85174144885&doi=10.3390%2fsu151914555&partnerID=40&md5=735fa83307377b9fbacae1087acbd140 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/19/14555/pdf?version=1696744395 http://elar.urfu.ru/handle/10995/130860 10.3390/su151914555 85174144885 |
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en
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Open access (info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess)
cc-by https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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application/pdf
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
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Sustainability
Sustainability (Switzerland) |
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