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Solar Collectors and Solar Hot Water Systems

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In this chapter, solar water collectors and solar water heating systems are addressed. First, the heat transfer inside flat-plate collectors is analyzed; secondly, a detailed mathematical model to calculate collectible radiation on a single tube of a solar tube array is presented, and effects of structural and installing parameters on the performance of evacuated tube solar collectors are investigated. Finally, design of solar water heating systems and their applications in buildings are presented, and an economic comparison between solar water heater, electric heater and gas-fired water heater for hot water supply of buildings in Kunming is made.

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  1. School of Energy and Environment Science, Solar Energy Research Institute, Yunnan Normal University (YNNU), Kunming, China

    Runsheng Tang & Guihua Li

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  1. Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenies, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

    Ruzhu Wang

  2. Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenies, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

    Xiaoqiang Zhai

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    Huilong Luo

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Tang, R., Li, G. (2018). Solar Collectors and Solar Hot Water Systems. In: Wang, R., Zhai, X. (eds) Handbook of Energy Systems in Green Buildings. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49120-1_31

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