Potential application of combisystem for an Australian climatic region
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2007
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Halawa, E.
Bruno, F.
Saman, W.Y.
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Goswami, D.Y.
Zhao, Y.W.
Zhao, Y.W.
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Proceedings of ISES Solar World Congress 2007 : solar energy and human settlement, 2007 / Goswami, D.Y., Zhao, Y.W. (ed./s), vol.2, pp.876-880
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Solar World Congress of the International-Solar-Energy-Society (18 Sep 2007 - 21 Sep 2007 : Beijing, China)
Abstract
Australian climate is characterised by its more sunny days with mild winter condition compared to Europe. Solar water heating systems have been in the market for many years to provide domestic hot water to main cities in Australia. The market for these systems have been constantly growing and relevant Australian Standards have been developed. This trend is expected to remain in the near future. The paper reports on the results of a recent numerical study on the potential application of a solar combisystem to provide both space heating and domestic hot water (DHW) for a two storey house in Adelaide, Australia. The house space heating requirement was estimated using AccuRate, a building energy rating software developed in Australia, whilst the domestic hot water requirement is based on the Australian Standard AS 4234. The system modelling was carried out using the TRNSYS simulation package. In the study, the thermal performance of flat plate and evacuated type collectors are compared. A number of factors such as effects of tank size, collector slopes and system configuration are investigated.
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