WATER

MADAN MOHAN MALAVIYA

UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT
 A PRESENTATION ON:EVACUATED TUBE SOLAR
WATER AIR COLLECTOR

GROUP NO 32 SUPERVISED BY:

NILESH PANDEY (2017052014)
CHANDRA
PRAKASH(2015051030)
RANA RAJ SINGH (2017052021)
AWADHESH (2017052004)
MR. PRASHANT SAINI
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. LITERATURE REVIEW

3. WORKING

4. OBJECTIVE

5. COMPONENTS

6. SPECIFICATION OF COMPONENT

7. COST ANALYSIS

8. ENERGY ANALYSIS

9. CALCULATION

10. TIME SCHEDULE

11. REFRENCES
INTRODUCTION
 An Evacuated Tube Solar Water Air Collector is a device which provides hot Air for
any industrial or farmer level drying application and also for regeneration.
 Solar water air collector provides various benefits for the home and saves electricity
bills.
 It is renewable energy source and can be implemented for commercial as well as
industrial applications.
 It is generally installed at the terrace or where sunlight is available and heats water
and air during day time .
LITERATURE REVIEW
 (Soteris A. Kalogirou, 2004) presents a survey of the various types of solar thermal
collectors and applications. The solar collectors include solar water air heating, which
comprise thermosyphon. This paper introduced the benefits of evacuated tube solar
water heater. When comparing peak efficiency levels it may seem that there is little
difference between flat plate and evacuated tubes, in fact flat plate may actually be
higher, but this is during minimal heat loss conditions. When averaged over a year
evacuated tube collector have a clear advantage.

 (Dr.Laxmikant Yadav et al) tested the performance of sytem with a collector tilt angle of
30° to 45 the horizontal and found that an angle of 30 degree is found to be most
appropriate for proper functioning of thermosyphon in Evacuated tubes.
WORKING

• The working of evacuated solar water collector is based on a natural circulation

of water within the system. The Principle is called 'Thermo syphon’.
• The sun rays pass through outer glass tubes they are largely transmitted
directly to the inner glass tubes due to vacuum presence.
• The inner glass tube outer surface is coated with selective materials. So these
sun’s rays are absorbed by the selective coating and gets converted in to heat.
• The temperature of the water in the tubes rises making it less dense or lighter
and hot and lighter water naturally moves up to the top of collector and through
the evacuated collector tube goes to the outside and stored. Simultaneously the
higher dense water runs towards bottom.
• Sun rays falling on the collector tube which then heats the tube, thereby
transferring the heat energy to water flowing through it.
ISOMETRIC VIEW
OBJECTIVE
 To fabricate a evacuated tube solar water air heater of
23 litres capacity.
 To calculate the efficiency of evacuated tube.
COMPONENTS
1.EVACUATED TUBES
Each evacuated tube consist of two glass tubes made from
extremely strong borosilicate glass. The top of two tube are
fused together and water contained in a space between two
layers glass.
2.REFLECTORS
One G.I.(Galvanised Iron) sheet of size made up of mild steel
coated with zinc was used as reflector for enhancing the thermal
performance of solar evacuated tube solar water air heater.
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3. STAND
Stands are used to support the evacuated tubes at an inclination of 22 degrees and
withstand the weight of header water ,tube water and are made of Mild steel material.
4. WATER TANK
Water tank is installed at another stand beside of main stand. Capacity of tank is 60liter.
5. SAFETY VALVE
It is used for safety purposes for releasing steam from header.
6.HEADER (HEAT EXCHANGER)
It is installed at top of the stand having cross sectional area ( )
Open ends of all tubes are fitted in this.
A copper tube of dia(1cm) is passes through the header along the length.
7. COPPER TUBE
Air with the help of blower passes through it and get heated by hot water.
Specification of Components

Type Material Parameter Size Quantity

Evacuated Tube Borosilicate Glass Internal Dia. 37mm 15
External Dia. 47mm
Length 1500mm
Reflector Galvanised Iron Length 1560mm 1
Breadth 1200mm
Header Length 1200mm 1
Cross sectional area 130*100mm2
Frame Mild steel length 155cm  1
Width 177cm
Inclination angle 22 degree
Safety Valve       1
Stand Mild Steel  Length   1
Width
COST ANALYSIS
S.NO. NAME OF COMPONENT NO. OF COMPONENT PRICE OF COMPONENT
(In rupees)
1. Evacuated tube 15 3750
2. Header 1 1000
3. G.I. Sheet 1 500
4. Water storage tank 1 2500
5. Frame 1 2500
6. Copper tube 1 1000
ENERGY ANALYSIS
  
Associated with the first law of thermodynamics.
A general energy balance can be given as follows:
∑Ein=∑Eout
Useful energy gain of the heat pipe evacuated tube collector
from the air side could be calculated by :
Qu=mfcp,f(Tf,out –Tf,in)
Where,
mf (mass flow rate of air )=fVfAc,tube
  =1.774-0.00359(T
f f,mean-300)

cP,f=1.0057+.000066(Tf,mean-300)
Tf,mean =(Tf,out+Tf,in)/2

The solar collector energy efficiency is defined as the ratio of

the useful energy gain of the heat pipe evacuated tube collector
from the air side to solar irradiance in to the collector diffused
area
CALCULATON
 
 Cross sectional area of tube =πd 2/4
  =3.142*0.022/4
 =3.141*10-4 m2
 Diffused area =Dia of evacuated tube*length of the tube*no of tubes
 =0.047*1.5*15
 =1.0575 m2
 Mean fluid temperature:-
 ( T f,m)1=(303+326)/2=314.5 K
 ( T f,m)2=(304+331)/2=317.5 K
 ( T f,m)3=(306+333)/2=319.5 K
 ( T f,m)4=(307+338)/2=322.5 K
 ( T f,m)5=(308+344)/2=326.0 K
 ( T f,m)6=(307+344)/2=325.5 K
  
  
 Air density corresponding to mean fluid temperature:-
  
 (


 By putting the value of mean fluid temperature in above equatiom

  
 f,1=1.722 kg/m3
 f,2=1.711 kg/m3
 f,3=1.704 kg/m3
 f,4=1.693 kg/m3
f,5=1.681 kg/m3
f,6=1.682 kg/m3
 
 Specific heat of air at constant pressure :
-300)
by putting the value of mean fluid temperature in the above equation
Cp,f,1=1.00657 kJ/kg-K
Cp,f,2=1.00570 kJ/kg-K
Cp,f,3=1.00698 kJ/kg-K
Cp,f,4=1.00718 kJ/kg-K
Cp,f,5=1.00741 kJ/kg-K
Cp,f,6=1.00738 kJ/kg-K
 
  
 Velocity of the air passing through the copper tube :
Vf=5.9 m/s
Mass flow rate of air:

By putting the value of velocity of air, density of air and cross sectional
area of copper tube,
mf,1=3.191*10-3 kg/s
mf,2=3.171*10-3 kg/s
mf,3=3.158*10-3 kg/s
mf,4=3.137*10-3 kg/s
mf,5=3.115*10-3 kg/s
mf,6=3.117*10-3 kg/s
 
TIME SCHEDULE

OBJECTIVE LITERATUR METHODOLOG MARKET FABRICATIO TESTING REPORT

DEFINED E STUDY Y SURVEY N WRITING
JUL- Completed
AUG
SEP- Completed Completed
OCT
NOV-
DEC
JAN- Yet to be Under
MAR done process
REFERENCES

1.http://www.redsunin.com/products/evacuated-tube-collector-solar-water-heaters/

2.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266910901_A_Review_Solar_Water_Heati
ng_Systems
3.http://www.rroij.com/open-access/evacuated-utube-solar-water-heating-systema-
descriptive-study-.php?aid=47411
4. http://www.ijrdet.com/evacuated -glass-tube-water-heater/124
5. RESEARCH PAPER - The effect of tilt angle on the performance of evacuated tube
solar air collector: experimental analysis
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