Publication detail

Maximization of Solar Gains of an Air Collector by Simulations

ŠIKULA, O. MĚRKA, V. HIRŠ, J. PLÁŠEK, J.

Original Title

Maximization of Solar Gains of an Air Collector by Simulations

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

The paper deals with numerical simulations of the impact of design, shading, positioning and orientation of a solar air collector an efficiency of exploitation of solar energy. The solar collector is used to preheat of an air, which then is supplied into the building. There are various requirements for solar air collectors. We are focused on maximization of solar energy gain by optimizing geometry, orientation and positioning of a solar air collector. To achieve the desired objective was a combination of two methods used. The firs one is Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations of flow and heat transfer by convection, conduction and radiation n software ANSYS Fluent 6.3. The second one is the numerical simulation of the annual operations of the collector in the software BSim. The result of this work is an optimal design and operation conditions of the air collector.

Keywords

CFD Simulation, Numerical Simulation, Optimizing, Solar Air Collector, Solar Gains

Authors

ŠIKULA, O.; MĚRKA, V.; HIRŠ, J.; PLÁŠEK, J.

RIV year

2013

Released

4. 1. 2013

Publisher

Trans Tech Publications Ltd

Location

Zurich

ISBN

9781627480550

Book

Proceedings of a meeting held 2-6 November 2012, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Selected, peer reviewed papers from the Second International Conference on Engineering and Technology Innovation 2012 (ICETI 2012)

ISBN

1660-9336

Periodical

Applied Mechanics and Materials

Year of study

2013

Number

284-287

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

483

Pages to

487

Pages count

5

URL

http://www.scientific.net/AMM.284-287.483

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT96173,
  author="Ondřej {Šikula} and Vít {Měrka} and Jiří {Hirš} and Josef {Plášek}",
  title="Maximization of Solar Gains of an Air Collector by Simulations",
  booktitle="Proceedings of a meeting held 2-6 November 2012, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Selected, peer reviewed papers from the Second International Conference on Engineering and Technology Innovation 2012 (ICETI 2012)",
  year="2013",
  journal="Applied Mechanics and Materials",
  volume="2013",
  number="284-287",
  pages="483--487",
  publisher="Trans Tech Publications Ltd",
  address="Zurich",
  doi="10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.284-287.483",
  isbn="9781627480550",
  issn="1660-9336",
  url="http://www.scientific.net/AMM.284-287.483"
}