Complex Modeling of Solar Water Heating Systems
Abstract
The energy balance equations describe each part of the observed solar water heating system (SWHS) with the differential equation method. The theoretical model consists of a number of such equations and compile into a system. Because all parts of the system interact, the Runge-Kutta method helps to solve it and obtain the close-to-real output parameters. Any kind of embedded modifications cause the reaction of the rest of the parameters, and can also be modeled with the referred method. Experimental data verified the reliability of the represented method, enabling modeled system optimization.
Keywords
Differential equation, Heat transfer, Modeling, Solar collector