Since fossil fuels shortages are predicted for the forthcoming generations, the use of renewable energy sources is playing a key role and is strongly recommended worldwide by national and international regulations. In this scenario, solar collectors for hot water preparation, space heating and cooling are becoming an increasingly interesting alternative, especially in the building sector because of population growth. Thus, the present paper is addressed to numerically investigate the thermal behaviour of a prototypal evacuated tube by solving the heat transfer differential equations using the Finite Element Method. This is to reproduce the heat transfer process occurring within the real system, helping the industry improve the prototype.

Heat transfer simulation of evacuated tube collectors (ETC): An application to a prototype / Allegrini, E.; Micangeli, A.; Michelangeli, E.; Ricci, M.. - In: CONTEMPORARY ENGINEERING SCIENCES. - ISSN 1313-6569. - ELETTRONICO. - 23:9(2016), pp. 1125-1136. [10.12988/ces.2016.6429]

Heat transfer simulation of evacuated tube collectors (ETC): An application to a prototype

Micangeli A.
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Michelangeli E.;Ricci M.
2016

Abstract

Since fossil fuels shortages are predicted for the forthcoming generations, the use of renewable energy sources is playing a key role and is strongly recommended worldwide by national and international regulations. In this scenario, solar collectors for hot water preparation, space heating and cooling are becoming an increasingly interesting alternative, especially in the building sector because of population growth. Thus, the present paper is addressed to numerically investigate the thermal behaviour of a prototypal evacuated tube by solving the heat transfer differential equations using the Finite Element Method. This is to reproduce the heat transfer process occurring within the real system, helping the industry improve the prototype.
2016
simulation; heat transfer; solar collectors
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Heat transfer simulation of evacuated tube collectors (ETC): An application to a prototype / Allegrini, E.; Micangeli, A.; Michelangeli, E.; Ricci, M.. - In: CONTEMPORARY ENGINEERING SCIENCES. - ISSN 1313-6569. - ELETTRONICO. - 23:9(2016), pp. 1125-1136. [10.12988/ces.2016.6429]
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