PCM-based solar thermal collectors

The modern world today, with its rapidly increasing population and the upraising of developing countries has resulted in an ever-increasing demand for energy. With the rapid depletion of conventional fuels such as oil, coal and natural gases, extensive research on other means of producing energy has...

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主要作者: Wee, Amelia Hui Yun.
其他作者: Tan Fock Lai
格式: Final Year Project (FYP)
語言:English
出版: 2012
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在線閱讀:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/49584
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description The modern world today, with its rapidly increasing population and the upraising of developing countries has resulted in an ever-increasing demand for energy. With the rapid depletion of conventional fuels such as oil, coal and natural gases, extensive research on other means of producing energy has been done, and solar energy is one of the main topics being studied. As such, solar collectors which absorbs the light energy from the sun and converts it into heat energy has been extensively studied and fabricated as an alternative means of water heating, leading to savings in costs and also increased efficiency. The objective of the project is to develop a solar thermal collector with phase change material (PCM) and investigate the performance of a PCM against air as the heat storage medium. The possibility of commercializing a PCM-based solar collector for water heating purposes will be evaluated. The project will involve improving on the design that was done previously.
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spelling ntu-10356/495842023-03-04T18:52:29Z PCM-based solar thermal collectors Wee, Amelia Hui Yun. Tan Fock Lai School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering DRNTU::Engineering The modern world today, with its rapidly increasing population and the upraising of developing countries has resulted in an ever-increasing demand for energy. With the rapid depletion of conventional fuels such as oil, coal and natural gases, extensive research on other means of producing energy has been done, and solar energy is one of the main topics being studied. As such, solar collectors which absorbs the light energy from the sun and converts it into heat energy has been extensively studied and fabricated as an alternative means of water heating, leading to savings in costs and also increased efficiency. The objective of the project is to develop a solar thermal collector with phase change material (PCM) and investigate the performance of a PCM against air as the heat storage medium. The possibility of commercializing a PCM-based solar collector for water heating purposes will be evaluated. The project will involve improving on the design that was done previously. Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) 2012-05-22T03:10:49Z 2012-05-22T03:10:49Z 2012 2012 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/49584 en Nanyang Technological University 66 p. application/pdf
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Wee, Amelia Hui Yun.
PCM-based solar thermal collectors
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