Author(s)

Shahidul Islam Khan, Asif Islam

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Two solar water heaters of 100 liter and 200 liter were installed on the roof-top of electronics laboratory at Old Academic Building (OAB) of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department of BUET. The data of 12 months have been collected and analyzed in this paper. It is found that the incoming hot tap water is about 30℃ higher than the room temperature during day time during winter months. This is about 25℃ in afternoon hours.

Solar Irradiation, Solar Water Heater, Thermosyphon

S. Khan and A. Islam, "Performance Analysis of Solar Water Heater," Smart Grid and Renewable Energy, Vol. 2 No. 4, 2011, pp. 396-398. doi: 10.4236/sgre.2011.24045.