Analysis and performance enhancement of newly designed solar based heat pump for water heating application

Jayaprakash Venugopal; Rahul Dubey; Vikas Mahor; G. Ramkumar; Ajay Singh Yadav; Vikas Tripathi; Ranjith Kumar V.; V. Mohanavel; Ravishankar Sathyamurthy

Energy Reports (Nov 2022)

Analysis and performance enhancement of newly designed solar based heat pump for water heating application

Jayaprakash Venugopal,
Rahul Dubey,
Vikas Mahor,
G. Ramkumar,
Ajay Singh Yadav,
Vikas Tripathi,
Ranjith Kumar V.,
V. Mohanavel,
Ravishankar Sathyamurthy

Affiliations

Jayaprakash Venugopal: School of Mechanical, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600119, India
Rahul Dubey: Department of Electronics Engineering, Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh 474005, India
Vikas Mahor: Department of Electronics Engineering, Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh 474005, India
G. Ramkumar: Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 602105, India
Ajay Singh Yadav: Department of Mathematics, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201204, India
Vikas Tripathi: Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248002, India
Ranjith Kumar V.: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Sai Ram Engineering College, Chennai 600044, Tamil Nadu, India
V. Mohanavel: Centre for Materials Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai 600073, Tamilnadu, India; Department of Mechanical Engineering, University Centre for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab, India; Corresponding author.
Ravishankar Sathyamurthy: Department of Mechanical Engineering, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Arasur 641407, Tamil Nadu, India; Department of Mechanical Engineering, University Centre for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab, India; Corresponding author at: Department of Mechanical Engineering, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Arasur 641407, Tamil Nadu, India.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8
pp. 302 – 312

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Owing to its use of solar radiation and ambient energy, solar based heat pump water heaters are environmentally friendly. Several recommendations for system optimization are offered based upon the experimental study and thermodynamics analysis to enhance the efficiency of the model. The goal of this work was to create and maintain a solar based heat pump prototype as well as to propose a comprehensive theoretical examination into the social-economic and energy efficiency of a new solar based heat pumping (SHP) model for water heater application. The ultimate focus of the performance evaluation and interpretation is to evaluate the viability and logical consistency of deploying a solar-based heat pump as an auxiliary water heating mechanism during local weather scenarios. Subsequently, a modelling approach is created for optimizing the performance. Moreover, the suggested system’s performance characteristics are assessed using the Solar Collector Efficiency (SCE) and Coefficient of Performance (COP). The optimal case’s simulation results demonstrate that the solar-based heat pump’s average COP is about 9.0. The comfortable level of temperature could be accomplished when a pleasant indoor temperature reaches 92.6 percent of the whole heating season. Traditional air source heat pump systems may not be as promising for domestic use in cold temperature areas as the optimal proposed system does.

Published in Energy Reports

ISSN: 2352-4847 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/energy-reports/

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