Experimental study on a new solar boiling water system with holistic track solar funnel concentrator

Xue Xiaodi, Zheng Hongfei, He Kaiyan, Chen Zhili, Tao Tao and Xie Guo

Energy, 2010, vol. 35, issue 2, 692-697

Abstract: A new solar boiling water system with conventional vacuum-tube solar collector as primary heater and the holistic solar funnel concentrator as secondary heater had been designed. In this paper, the system was measured out door and its performance was analyzed. The configuration and operation principle of the system are described. Variations of the boiled water yield, the temperature of the stove and the solar irradiance with local time have been measured. Main factors affecting the system performance have been analyzed. The experimental results indicate that the system produced large amount of boiled water. And the performance of the system has been found closely related to the solar radiance. When the solar radiance is above 600W/m2, the boiled water yield rate of the system has reached 20kg/h and its total energy efficiency has exceeded 40%.

Keywords: Solar water boiler; Solar funnel concentrator; Holistic tracking technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2009.10.033

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