IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/energy/v34y2009i9p1054-1064.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Studies on heat transfer and friction factor characteristics of thermosyphon solar water heating system with helical twisted tapes

Author

Listed:
  • Jaisankar, S.
  • Radhakrishnan, T.K.
  • Sheeba, K.N.

Abstract

Experimental investigation of heat transfer, friction factor and thermal performance of thermosyphon solar water heater system fitted with helical twisted tape of various twist ratios has been performed and presented. The helical twisted tape induces swirl flow inside the riser tubes, which increases the heat transfer and pressure drop. The empirical correlations developed for Nusselt number and friction factor with various twist ratios (Y=3, 4, 5, 6) are fitted with the experimental data with a discrepancy of less than ±4.54% and ±6.13% respectively. The results are compared with a plain tube collector at the same operating conditions. Conclusions made from the results show that heat transfer enhancement in twisted tape collector is higher than the plain tube collector with minimum twist ratio and gradually decreases with increase in twist ratio. The overall thermal performance of twisted tape collector is found to increase with increase in solar intensity.

Suggested Citation

  • Jaisankar, S. & Radhakrishnan, T.K. & Sheeba, K.N., 2009. "Studies on heat transfer and friction factor characteristics of thermosyphon solar water heating system with helical twisted tapes," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 34(9), pages 1054-1064.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:34:y:2009:i:9:p:1054-1064
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2009.03.015
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544209001017
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.energy.2009.03.015?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Hutchins, Michael G., 1979. "Spectrally selective solar absorber coatings," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 5(4), pages 251-262, October.
    2. Gao, Wenfeng & Lin, Wenxian & Liu, Tao & Xia, Chaofeng, 2007. "Analytical and experimental studies on the thermal performance of cross-corrugated and flat-plate solar air heaters," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 84(4), pages 425-441, April.
    3. Szargut, J. & Stanek, W., 2007. "Thermo-ecological optimization of a solar collector," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 32(4), pages 584-590.
    4. Kablan, M.M., 2004. "Techno-economic analysis of the Jordanian solar water heating system," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 29(7), pages 1069-1079.
    5. Roonprasang, Natthaphon & Namprakai, Pichai & Pratinthong, Naris, 2008. "Experimental studies of a new solar water heater system using a solar water pump," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 33(4), pages 639-646.
    6. Kumar, A & Prasad, B.N, 2000. "Investigation of twisted tape inserted solar water heaters—heat transfer, friction factor and thermal performance results," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 19(3), pages 379-398.
    7. Tully, N., 1995. "The influence of electrical backup element size on the performance of a solar thermosyphon DHW system," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 20(3), pages 209-217.
    8. Mettawee, Eman-Bellah S. & Assassa, Ghazy M.R., 2006. "Experimental study of a compact PCM solar collector," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 31(14), pages 2958-2968.
    9. Zerrouki, A. & Boumédien, A. & Bouhadef, K., 2002. "The natural circulation solar water heater model with linear temperature distribution," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 26(4), pages 549-559.
    10. Naphon, Paisarn & Wongwises, Somchai, 2006. "A review of flow and heat transfer characteristics in curved tubes," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 10(5), pages 463-490, October.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Jaisankar, S. & Ananth, J. & Thulasi, S. & Jayasuthakar, S.T. & Sheeba, K.N., 2011. "A comprehensive review on solar water heaters," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 15(6), pages 3045-3050, August.
    2. Tyagi, V.V. & Panwar, N.L. & Rahim, N.A. & Kothari, Richa, 2012. "Review on solar air heating system with and without thermal energy storage system," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 16(4), pages 2289-2303.
    3. Balaji, K. & Ganesh Kumar, P. & Sakthivadivel, D. & Vigneswaran, V.S. & Iniyan, S., 2019. "Experimental investigation on flat plate solar collector using frictionally engaged thermal performance enhancer in the absorber tube," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 142(C), pages 62-72.
    4. Sharif, M.K. Anuar & Al-Abidi, A.A. & Mat, S. & Sopian, K. & Ruslan, M.H. & Sulaiman, M.Y. & Rosli, M.A.M., 2015. "Review of the application of phase change material for heating and domestic hot water systems," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 42(C), pages 557-568.
    5. Khargotra, Rohit & Kumar, Raj & András, Kovács & Fekete, Gusztáv & Singh, Tej, 2022. "Thermo-hydraulic characterization and design optimization of delta-shaped obstacles in solar water heating system using CRITIC-COPRAS approach," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 261(PB).
    6. Stanek, Wojciech & Czarnowska, Lucyna, 2018. "Thermo-ecological cost – Szargut's proposal on exergy and ecology connection," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 165(PB), pages 1050-1059.
    7. Sundar, L. Syam & Singh, Manoj K. & Punnaiah, V. & Sousa, Antonio C.M., 2018. "Experimental investigation of Al2O3/water nanofluids on the effectiveness of solar flat-plate collectors with and without twisted tape inserts," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 119(C), pages 820-833.
    8. Cruz-Peragon, F. & Palomar, J.M. & Casanova, P.J. & Dorado, M.P. & Manzano-Agugliaro, F., 2012. "Characterization of solar flat plate collectors," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 16(3), pages 1709-1720.
    9. Li, W.Q. & Qu, Z.G. & Zhang, B.L. & Zhao, K. & Tao, W.Q., 2013. "Thermal behavior of porous stainless-steel fiber felt saturated with phase change material," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 55(C), pages 846-852.
    10. Kannan, Nadarajah & Vakeesan, Divagar, 2016. "Solar energy for future world: - A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 62(C), pages 1092-1105.
    11. Amani, E. & Nobari, M.R.H., 2011. "A numerical investigation of entropy generation in the entrance region of curved pipes at constant wall temperature," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 36(8), pages 4909-4918.
    12. Chii-Dong Ho & Hsuan Chang & Ching-Fang Hsiao & Chien-Chang Huang, 2018. "Device Performance Improvement of Recycling Double-Pass Cross-Corrugated Solar Air Collectors," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(2), pages 1-18, February.
    13. Colombo, Emanuela & Rocco, Matteo V. & Toro, Claudia & Sciubba, Enrico, 2015. "An exergy-based approach to the joint economic and environmental impact assessment of possible photovoltaic scenarios: A case study at a regional level in Italy," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 318(C), pages 64-74.
    14. Pan, Tze-Chin & Kao, Jehng-Jung & Wong, Chih-Po, 2012. "Effective solar radiation based benefit and cost analyses for solar water heater development in Taiwan," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 16(4), pages 1874-1882.
    15. Arunkumar, H.S. & Kumar, Shiva & Karanth, K. Vasudeva, 2020. "Analysis of a solar air heater for augmented thermohydraulic performance using helicoidal spring shaped fins-A numerical study," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 160(C), pages 297-311.
    16. Jiang, X.S. & Jing, Z.X. & Li, Y.Z. & Wu, Q.H. & Tang, W.H., 2014. "Modelling and operation optimization of an integrated energy based direct district water-heating system," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 64(C), pages 375-388.
    17. Stanek, Wojciech & Gazda, Wiesław, 2014. "Exergo-ecological evaluation of adsorption chiller system," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 76(C), pages 42-48.
    18. Zhou, Chaohui & Ni, Long & Yao, Yang, 2018. "Heat transfer analysis of multi-row helically coiled tube heat exchangers for surface water-source heat pump," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 163(C), pages 1032-1049.
    19. Guanming Guo & Masaya Kamigaki & Yuuya Inoue & Keiya Nishida & Hitoshi Hongou & Masanobu Koutoku & Ryo Yamamoto & Hideaki Yokohata & Shinji Sumi & Yoichi Ogata, 2021. "Experimental Study and Conjugate Heat Transfer Simulation of Pulsating Flow in Straight and 90° Curved Square Pipes," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-20, July.
    20. Gautam, Abhishek & Chamoli, Sunil & Kumar, Alok & Singh, Satyendra, 2017. "A review on technical improvements, economic feasibility and world scenario of solar water heating system," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 68(P1), pages 541-562.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:34:y:2009:i:9:p:1054-1064. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/energy .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.