IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jeners/v16y2022i1p295-d1016719.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Experimental and Computational Analysis of Aluminum-Coated Dimple and Plain Tubes in Solar Water Heater System

Author

Listed:
  • Debabrata Barik

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore 641021, India)

  • Arun M.

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore 641021, India)

  • Muhammad Ahsan Saeed

    (School of Electrical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea)

  • Tholkappiyan Ramachandran

    (Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates)

Abstract

Solar power is often regarded as one of the most promising forms of alternative energy since it is both sustainable and renewable. It is difficult to utilize and benefit from solar energy in residential and industrial applications because of the intermittent nature of its supply. A solar-based water heating system is efficient for using solar thermal conversion, the simplest and most successful method of turning solar energy into thermal energy. In this research, the performance analysis of Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors (PTSCs) with aluminum-coated copper dimple tubes was computationally and experimentally analyzed. For computational analysis, a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tool was used. For experimental analysis, aluminum-coated dimple tubes were used to pass the base fluid (water) in it while varying the mass flow rate from 1.0 to 3.0 kg/min at steps of 0.5 kg/min to examine the effect of dimple texturing and aluminum coating on the performance of the solar water heater. The parameters, such as thermal efficiency, friction factor, convective heat transfer coefficient, Nusselt number, and effectiveness of the PTSC, were analyzed, and we found remarkable improvement towards high conversion efficiency. At a flow rate of 2.5 kg/min, the thermal efficiency was improved by about 36%, the friction factor increased by about 0.32%, the convective heat transfer coefficient was improved by 1150 W/m 2 K, Nusselt number was improved by about 53.8 and the effectiveness was enhanced by 0.4. The simulation results were compared with the experimental results, and the deviation was about ±3.8%, which may be due to an error in the instrument as well as environmental conditions during the analysis. The outcome of results can be used for real-life applications in industrial water heating and domestic water heating especially, the places exposed to low solar radiation intensity throughout the year.

Suggested Citation

  • Debabrata Barik & Arun M. & Muhammad Ahsan Saeed & Tholkappiyan Ramachandran, 2022. "Experimental and Computational Analysis of Aluminum-Coated Dimple and Plain Tubes in Solar Water Heater System," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(1), pages 1-18, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2022:i:1:p:295-:d:1016719
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/1/295/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/1/295/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Khargotra, Rohit & Kumar, Sushil & Kumar, Raj, 2021. "Influence of hindrance promoter on the thermal augmentation factor of solar water heater (an experimental study)," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 163(C), pages 1356-1369.
    2. Seyed Soheil Mousavi Ajarostaghi & Mohammad Zaboli & Hossein Javadi & Borja Badenes & Javier F. Urchueguia, 2022. "A Review of Recent Passive Heat Transfer Enhancement Methods," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-60, January.
    3. Azeez mohammed Hussein, Hind & Zulkifli, Rozli & Faizal Bin Wan Mahmood, Wan Mohd & Ajeel, Raheem K., 2022. "Structure parameters and designs and their impact on performance of different heat exchangers: A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 154(C).
    4. Nektarios Arnaoutakis & Andreas P. Vouros & Maria Milousi & Yannis G. Caouris & Giorgos Panaras & Antonios Tourlidakis & Kyriakos Vafiadis & Giouli Mihalakakou & Christos S. Garoufalis & Zacharias Fro, 2022. "Design, Energy, Environmental and Cost Analysis of an Integrated Collector Storage Solar Water Heater Based on Multi-Criteria Methodology," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-21, February.
    5. Ganesh Kumar, P. & Balaji, K. & Sakthivadivel, D. & Vigneswaran, V.S. & Velraj, R. & Kim, Sung Chul, 2021. "Enhancement of heat transfer in a combined solar air heating and water heater system," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 221(C).
    6. Ajbar, Wassila & Parrales, A. & Huicochea, A. & Hernández, J.A., 2022. "Different ways to improve parabolic trough solar collectors’ performance over the last four decades and their applications: A comprehensive review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 156(C).
    7. Ashwin Kumar Devarakonda & Natarajan Karuppiah & Tamilselvi Selvaraj & Praveen Kumar Balachandran & Ravivarman Shanmugasundaram & Tomonobu Senjyu, 2022. "A Comparative Analysis of Maximum Power Point Techniques for Solar Photovoltaic Systems," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(22), pages 1-30, November.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Mingming Wen & Changshi Zhou & Mamonov Konstantin, 2023. "Deep Neural Network for Predicting Changing Market Demands in the Energy Sector for a Sustainable Economy," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(5), pages 1-17, March.

    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. Pei Lu & Zheng Liang & Xianglong Luo & Yangkai Xia & Jin Wang & Kaihuang Chen & Yingzong Liang & Jianyong Chen & Zhi Yang & Jiacheng He & Ying Chen, 2023. "Design and Optimization of Organic Rankine Cycle Based on Heat Transfer Enhancement and Novel Heat Exchanger: A Review," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(3), pages 1-34, January.
    2. 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).
    3. Khanlari, Ataollah & Tuncer, Azim Doğuş & Sözen, Adnan & Aytaç, İpek & Çiftçi, Erdem & Variyenli, Halil İbrahim, 2022. "Energy and exergy analysis of a vertical solar air heater with nano-enhanced absorber coating and perforated baffles," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 187(C), pages 586-602.
    4. Xinchen Na & Yingxue Yao & Jianjun Du, 2023. "Thermal Performance of a Novel Non-Tubular Absorber with Extended Internal Surfaces for Concentrated Solar Power Receivers," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(13), pages 1-21, June.
    5. Artur S. Bartosik, 2023. "Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow: New Advances," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(14), pages 1-7, July.
    6. Alamdari, Pedram & Khatamifar, Mehdi & Lin, Wenxian, 2024. "Heat loss analysis review: Parabolic trough and linear Fresnel collectors," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 199(C).
    7. Víctor Ferreira Gruner & Jefferson William Zanotti & Walbermark Marques Santos & Thiago Antonio Pereira & Lenon Schmitz & Denizar Cruz Martins & Roberto Francisco Coelho, 2023. "Modified Current Sensorless Incremental Conductance Algorithm for Photovoltaic Systems," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(2), pages 1-16, January.
    8. Pasu Poonpakdee & Boonsong Samutpraphut & Chinaruk Thianpong & Suriya Chokphoemphun & Smith Eiamsa-ard & Naoki Maruyama & Masafumi Hirota, 2022. "Heat Transfer Intensification in a Heat Exchanger by Means of Twisted Tapes in Rib and Sawtooth Forms," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(23), pages 1-17, November.
    9. Muhammad Waheed Azam & Luca Cattani & Matteo Malavasi & Fabio Bozzoli, 2023. "Experimental Study of the Corrugation Profile Effect on the Local Heat Transfer Coefficient," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(20), pages 1-21, October.
    10. Ángel Adrián Orta-Quintana & Rogelio Ernesto García-Chávez & Ramón Silva-Ortigoza & Magdalena Marciano-Melchor & Miguel Gabriel Villarreal-Cervantes & José Rafael García-Sánchez & Rocío García-Cortés , 2023. "Sensorless Tracking Control Based on Sliding Mode for the “Full-Bridge Buck Inverter–DC Motor” System Fed by PV Panel," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(13), pages 1-27, June.
    11. Chen, Zhuo & Han, Xinyue & Ma, Yu, 2024. "Performance analysis of a novel direct absorption parabolic trough solar collector with combined absorption using MCRT and FVM coupled method," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 220(C).
    12. Trafczynski, Marian & Markowski, Mariusz & Urbaniec, Krzysztof, 2023. "Energy saving and pollution reduction through optimal scheduling of cleaning actions in a heat exchanger network," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 173(C).
    13. Ajith Gopi & Prabhakar Sharma & Kumarasamy Sudhakar & Wai Keng Ngui & Irina Kirpichnikova & Erdem Cuce, 2022. "Weather Impact on Solar Farm Performance: A Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Techniques," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-28, December.
    14. Ahmed Saad Soliman & Li Xu & Junguo Dong & Ping Cheng, 2022. "Numerical Investigation of the Ribs’ Shape, Spacing, and Height on Heat Transfer Performance of Turbulent Flow in a Flat Plate Heat Exchanger," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-16, November.
    15. Seyed Soheil Mousavi Ajarostaghi & Seyed Hossein Hashemi Karouei & Mehdi Alinia-kolaei & Alireza Ahmadnejad Karimi & Morteza Mohammad Zadeh & Kurosh Sedighi, 2023. "On the Hydrothermal Behavior of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in a Helical Double-Tube Heat Exchanger with Curved Swirl Generator; Impacts of Length and Position," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(4), pages 1-19, February.
    16. Li, Nianqi & Klemeš, Jiří Jaromír & Sunden, Bengt & Wang, Qiuwang & Zeng, Min, 2022. "Heat exchanger network optimisation considering different shell-side flow arrangements," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 261(PA).
    17. Simon Kügele & Gino Omar Mathlouthi & Peter Renze & Thomas Grützner, 2022. "Numerical Simulation of Flow and Heat Transfer of a Discontinuous Single Started Helically Ribbed Pipe," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(19), pages 1-17, September.
    18. Ganesh Kumar, P. & Balaji, K. & Sakthivadivel, D. & Vigneswaran, V.S. & Velraj, R. & Kim, Sung Chul, 2021. "Enhancement of heat transfer in a combined solar air heating and water heater system," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 221(C).
    19. Hesam Moghadasi & Mohamad Bayat & Ehsan Aminian & Jesper H. Hattel & Mahdi Bodaghi, 2022. "A Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of Laminar Forced Convection Improvement of a Non-Newtonian Hybrid Nanofluid within an Annular Pipe in Porous Media," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(21), pages 1-16, November.
    20. Matija Bubalo & Mateo Bašić & Dinko Vukadinović & Ivan Grgić, 2023. "Hybrid Wind-Solar Power System with a Battery-Assisted Quasi-Z-Source Inverter: Optimal Power Generation by Deploying Minimum Sensors," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(3), pages 1-24, February.

    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:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2022:i:1:p:295-:d:1016719. 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: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    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.