Solar energy use for water pre-heating in boilers of agro-industries

Engenharia Agrícola

Rafael Celuppi²  Jaqueline Scapinello¹  Felipe G. D. Andrade¹  Jaime H. P. Revello¹  Jacir Dal Magro¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Comunitária da Região de ChapecóChapecó SC

关键词: solar collector;    water heating;    energy efficiency;    coletor solar;    aquecimento de água;    eficiência energética;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-69162014000300009

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Energy consumption in the world has been growing every year. The industrial sector represents 27.32% of the world energy demand. Heating systems that use solar energy may contribute with a percentage of the total energy required by industries. This work aimed to study the use of vacuum solar collectors for water pre-heating in boilers. We used four collectors installed according to NBR 15,569; water flow through the tubes was 0.058 L/s, and temperature in the inlet and outlet pipes was measured. Results showed that instantaneous radiation, and inlet fluid and room temperatures are variables that influence the process, reaching water maximum temperature in the solar collector outlet of 97.9 °C, and efficiency of approximately 65% for most experiments. For the financial viability evaluation, the payback study was applied, which resulted in 4; 7 and 5 years, for the respective sources: firewood, LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), and electricity. Regarding the calculation of the annual contribution to the reduction of greenhouse gases, it was, respectively, 2.162 and 356 kg of CO2 per m² of collector tubes, in comparison with firewood and LPG.

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