doi: 10.7763/IJESD.2011.V2.129
Numerical Studies of an Innovative Patented Solar Drainpipe
F. Motte
,
C. Cristofari ,
G. Notton ,
JL. Canaletti
- the Renewable Energy Department, University of Corsica, Laboratory UMR CNRS 6134, Ajaccio, France
Abstract
We developed a new concept of water solar collector, integrated into a drainpipe. This collector is made of several serial modules. The drainpipe keeps its water evacuation function. After a brief presentation of the energy situation in France, the new concept of solar collector is described; the experiment, the collected data and the experimental results are presented and discussed. Numerical calculations are performed in Matlab® environment using a finite difference model combined to an electrical analogy. A second approach using a thermal modelling by Comsol Multiphysics® software is also presented. The validation of the two models comparing experimental and numerical results is done.
Keywords
- building integration
- heating
- renewable energy solar collector
How to Cite
F. Motte, C. Cristofari, G. Notton, and JL. Canaletti, "Numerical Studies of an Innovative Patented Solar Drainpipe," International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 228-232, 2011. https://doi.org/10.7763/IJESD.2011.V2.129
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Copyright © 2011 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).