Effects of Different Target Solar Fractions on Providing Heat Required for Space Heating, Sanitary Hot Water, and Swimming Pool in Iran: A Case Study in Cold Climate

Due to limited fossil fuel resources, population growth, and the need to save energy and prevent the emission of pollutants, solar heating is of great importance as a strategic solution. Due to these cases, in the present work, for the first time, the use of flat plate solar water heaters (SWHs) in...

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Main Authors: Nastaran Saberi Shahmarvandi, Fateme Shahrokh Ghahfarokhi, Zahra Delshad Chermahini, Atefeh Faramarzi, Alireza Raisi, Reza Alayi, Ahmad Tahmasebi
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Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2720057
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author Nastaran Saberi Shahmarvandi
Fateme Shahrokh Ghahfarokhi
Zahra Delshad Chermahini
Atefeh Faramarzi
Alireza Raisi
Reza Alayi
Ahmad Tahmasebi
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Fateme Shahrokh Ghahfarokhi
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Alireza Raisi
Reza Alayi
Ahmad Tahmasebi
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description Due to limited fossil fuel resources, population growth, and the need to save energy and prevent the emission of pollutants, solar heating is of great importance as a strategic solution. Due to these cases, in the present work, for the first time, the use of flat plate solar water heaters (SWHs) in Shahrekord located in the cold climate of Iran has been studied. The aim is to supply heating for space, sanitary hot water, and swimming pool of a residential apartment. Also, technical-economic-energy-environmental analyses have been done. Three low, medium, and high solar fraction scenarios have been selected for evaluations, and one-year dynamic analysis has been performed by TSOL 2018 commercial software. The required climatic data have been extracted by Meteonorm 7.3 software. The results showed that in most cases of heat supply, i.e., high solar fraction scenario, the percentage of solar heat supply for sanitary hot water, space heating, and swimming pool is 97.8%, 22.3%, and 44.3%, respectively, and the total solar fraction is 41%. Also, in this case, the release of more than 4 tons of CO2 pollutants has been prevented. Energy balance diagrams for different scenarios showed that 60% of losses are optical and thermal and also the highest rate of losses was related to the swimming pool. The lowest cost of heat generated and the lowest payback time were $ 0.028/kWh and 11.4 years, respectively, which were related to the high solar fraction scenario.
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spelling doaj-art-e9f09ae973fd461fb778b4ff00f759a22025-02-03T01:12:14ZengWileyJournal of Engineering2314-49122022-01-01202210.1155/2022/2720057Effects of Different Target Solar Fractions on Providing Heat Required for Space Heating, Sanitary Hot Water, and Swimming Pool in Iran: A Case Study in Cold ClimateNastaran Saberi Shahmarvandi0Fateme Shahrokh Ghahfarokhi1Zahra Delshad Chermahini2Atefeh Faramarzi3Alireza Raisi4Reza Alayi5Ahmad Tahmasebi6Department of Biomedical EngineeringDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringDepartment of MechanicsResearch and Development DepartmentDue to limited fossil fuel resources, population growth, and the need to save energy and prevent the emission of pollutants, solar heating is of great importance as a strategic solution. Due to these cases, in the present work, for the first time, the use of flat plate solar water heaters (SWHs) in Shahrekord located in the cold climate of Iran has been studied. The aim is to supply heating for space, sanitary hot water, and swimming pool of a residential apartment. Also, technical-economic-energy-environmental analyses have been done. Three low, medium, and high solar fraction scenarios have been selected for evaluations, and one-year dynamic analysis has been performed by TSOL 2018 commercial software. The required climatic data have been extracted by Meteonorm 7.3 software. The results showed that in most cases of heat supply, i.e., high solar fraction scenario, the percentage of solar heat supply for sanitary hot water, space heating, and swimming pool is 97.8%, 22.3%, and 44.3%, respectively, and the total solar fraction is 41%. Also, in this case, the release of more than 4 tons of CO2 pollutants has been prevented. Energy balance diagrams for different scenarios showed that 60% of losses are optical and thermal and also the highest rate of losses was related to the swimming pool. The lowest cost of heat generated and the lowest payback time were $ 0.028/kWh and 11.4 years, respectively, which were related to the high solar fraction scenario.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2720057
spellingShingle Nastaran Saberi Shahmarvandi
Fateme Shahrokh Ghahfarokhi
Zahra Delshad Chermahini
Atefeh Faramarzi
Alireza Raisi
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Ahmad Tahmasebi
Effects of Different Target Solar Fractions on Providing Heat Required for Space Heating, Sanitary Hot Water, and Swimming Pool in Iran: A Case Study in Cold Climate
Journal of Engineering
title Effects of Different Target Solar Fractions on Providing Heat Required for Space Heating, Sanitary Hot Water, and Swimming Pool in Iran: A Case Study in Cold Climate
title_full Effects of Different Target Solar Fractions on Providing Heat Required for Space Heating, Sanitary Hot Water, and Swimming Pool in Iran: A Case Study in Cold Climate
title_fullStr Effects of Different Target Solar Fractions on Providing Heat Required for Space Heating, Sanitary Hot Water, and Swimming Pool in Iran: A Case Study in Cold Climate
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Different Target Solar Fractions on Providing Heat Required for Space Heating, Sanitary Hot Water, and Swimming Pool in Iran: A Case Study in Cold Climate
title_short Effects of Different Target Solar Fractions on Providing Heat Required for Space Heating, Sanitary Hot Water, and Swimming Pool in Iran: A Case Study in Cold Climate
title_sort effects of different target solar fractions on providing heat required for space heating sanitary hot water and swimming pool in iran a case study in cold climate
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2720057
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