Dynamic Simulation and Optimization of Flat Plate Solar Collector Parameters Using the MATLAB Program for Erbil-Iraq Climate Condition

Section: Research Paper
Issue
Vol. 27 No. 2 (2022): Volume 27 Issue 2
Published
Sep 1, 2022
Pages
127-139

Abstract

This research aims to investigate the performanceofsolar water collector by varying:mass flowrate, inclination angle, total solar radiation, pipe size, and number of glass covers. The test rig was established to collect the data for the whole months of September and October and use it as a focal point for analysis of the solar water heating system's performance. The dynamic behaviorwassimulated and optimized with MATLABsoftware for the practical data to investigate the performance of the flat plate solar collector. The novelty in this study is the first time the authors use the whole practical data instead of averagedatato approximate the theoretical dynamic investigation of the flat plate solar collector. The achievements are as follows:thecollector'sefficiency wasincreasedfrom 62.17% to 71.26% when the collector pipe spacing was reduced from 186 mm to 86 mm; the increase in efficiency was approximately 2% as the collector pipeline diameterincreasedfrom 1 mm to 50 mm; the optimum efficiency was achieved with triple glazing and was about 0.83%; the mass flowrateincreasesfrom 1 to 5 liters per minute,so itimprovesthe efficiency of the system from 64% to 83%. Moreover, the best tilt angle for the flat plate solar collector was 30.Also,theheat loss coefficientwasraisedby around 50% when wind speedwasincreased from 1 m/s to 5 m/s. Thus, the use of dynamic investigation with actual data will assist the researchersin improving the performance of the solar water flat plate collector.

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Authors

Kamaran Fatah Rashid

Mechanical and Mechatronics Department, Collage of Engineering, University of Salahaddin, Erbil, Iraq

Idres Azzat Hamakhan

Mechanical and Mechatronics Department, Collage of Engineering, University of Salahaddin, Erbil, Iraq

Chalang Hamarasheed Mohammed

Mechanical and Mechatronics Department, Collage of Engineering, University of Salahaddin, Erbil, Iraq

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https://doi.org/10.33899/rengj.2022.133419.1167
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K. Fatah Rashid, کامران, I. Azzat Hamakhan, إدریس, C. Hamarasheed Mohammed, and جەلەنک, “Dynamic Simulation and Optimization of Flat Plate Solar Collector Parameters Using the MATLAB Program for Erbil-Iraq Climate Condition”, AREJ, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 127–139, Sep. 2022.
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