Kumar, Laveet and Hasanuzzaman, M. and Rahim, N.A. and Islam, M.M. (2021) Modeling, simulation and outdoor experimental performance analysis of a solar-assisted process heating system for industrial process heat. Renewable Energy, 164. pp. 656-673. ISSN 0960-1481, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.09.062.
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Industrial process heating applications in the temperature range of 50 degrees-250 degrees C consumes about 35% of the global fossil fuels, wherein solar thermal is envisaged as an alternative option. Outlet temperatures of both flat-plate collector (FPC) and photovoltaic thermal collector (PVT) are not high enough to serve industrial processes. In this article, a solar assisted process heating (SAPH) system, wherein an FPC integrated in series with a PVT, has been designed to produce low to medium temperature process heat. TRNSYS simulation models have been developed for the isolated FPC and PVT as well as integrated SAPH (PVT-FPC) systems and simulated models have been validated through outdoor experimentation. Results show that SAPH system generates thermal energy as high as 1420 W with a thermal efficiency of 75% and an exergy efficiency of 12.72%. Performance mapping ascertains that SAPH system performs better at lower mass flow rates and under higher radiations. This well-engineered integration offers unique and sustainable solution to meet industrial process heat demand at a minimum fossil fuel usage. Such SAPH system with the compatible numbers of FPCs and PVTs can be implemented to accomplish low to medium temperature process heat requirements. (c) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (5e1/HRD/UESTPI (Batch-V)/7171/2018/HEC), UM Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre (UMPEDAC), Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE) Program Research Grant, UMPEDAC - 2018 (MOHE HICOE - UMPEDAC), Ministry of Education Malaysia, TOP100UMPEDAC (617 RU005-2015) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Solar-assisted process heating; Industrial process heating; TRNSYS simulation; Thermal efficiency; Exergy efficiency; Performance mapping |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) T Technology > T Technology (General) |
| Divisions: | Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation) Office > UM Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Mar 2022 02:10 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Mar 2022 02:10 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/26591 |
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