Performance Analysis of Waste to Best Solar Water Heater
Abstract
Water heating is an essential aspect in the industrial and domestic purposes. Various methods have been adapted for heating water. Fossil fuels and electricity are widely used for water heating which consumes more high-grade energy and causes pollution. Due to increase in population, consumption of fossil fuels has drastically increased. These precious conventional resources depleting with time. Here the non-conventional resources come in to the picture. Solar water heating is a promising solution for water heating in the both domestic and commercial applications. But the solar water heaters are quite expensive and cannot be afforded by common peoples. In search for affordable solar water heating solution waste water bottles can be used as a glazing, since plastic waste management is serious issue throughout the world. Solar collector is developed and tested using PVC pipes as an absorber and transparent waste bottles as a glazing. Additional removable glazing cover of polyethylene improves performance in acute winter. Bottom part of transparent bottles covered with reflective foil to augment collector’s performance. It generates hot water up to the temperature 660C, with good structural rigidity of the collector.
Keywords
Pvc pipes, Waste bottles as glazing, Glazing cover, Headers, Reflective foil