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SOLAR ENERGY
Volume 84, Issue 3, Pages 507-511Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2009.12.007
Keywords
Solar water heating; Temperature stratification; Thermal diode
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In this brief note, we have experimentally measured the temperature stratification in a solar hot water storage tank resulting from a simulated solar heating load. Various modifications using a double chimney device that acts as a thermal diode were examined with the intent of maximizing temperature stratification. The greatest stratification was seen with a unique thermal diode arrangement named the express-elevator design, so-called for the direct hot water path from the bottom third of the tank to the top third. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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