Thermal Characteristics and Parametric Analysis of an Improved Solar Wall
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Abstract
Solar air collectors installed on buildings can significantly reduce conventional energy consumption in winter and summer. However, some problems arise in the utilization process, such as overheating, inconvenient operation control and low energy efficiency, etc. This work is a parametric analysis focusing on the automatic control and thermal efficiency improvement of the solar wall. An improved color-changing solar wall integrated with automatic control components, such as a photoelectric fan and temperature-controlled damper, was proposed in this paper. Based on the experimental data, the average daily heat output of the color-changing solar wall is 1.08 MJ per unit floor area on clear days in winter and the average thermal efficiency is 56.8%. Meanwhile, a quantitative analysis was carried out based on monitoring experiments for evaluating the thermal characteristic of automatic control components. Furthermore, in order to improve the thermal performance of the solar wall, parametric analysis was performed by numerical simulation. Results from this paper can provide a theoretical basis for the application of solar air collectors in modern buildings.
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OpenAlex topics: Solar Energy Systems and Technologies · Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems · Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
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Affiliations
College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Department of Civil Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
Department of Construction Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 160003, China
Funding
National Natural Science Foundation of China · Key Specialized Research and Promotion Special Project (Science and Technology Targeted) in Henan province
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