Authors : Himanshu Uppal and P.P. Vijith
Abstract: Engineers are continually being asked to improve processes and increase efficiency. These requests may arise as a result of the need to increase process throughput, increase profitability or accommodate capital limitations. Processes which use heat transfer equipment must frequently be improved for these reasons. The project focus on “Design a Solar Water Heater and analysis its heat transfer rate by installing different types of material with and without installing fins”. The material which we are using is copper, aluminum, mild steel and PVC. The purpose of the selection of these materials is because of their thermal conductivity and some are selected because of their low cost. The calculation and the conclusion shows that the temperature difference at inlet and outlet is efficient in Al and PVC, material having the high and efficient heat transfer rate. As the availability of these two materials is in sample amount in market and are economical to so, we concluded that the manufacturing of SWH should be done with the hybrid combination of these two materials.
Himanshu Uppal and P.P. Vijith, 2017. Study and Design of a Solar Water Heater and Analysis of Heat and Transfer Rate by Installing Different Types of Tube Material with and Without Installing Fins. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 12: 8614-8619.