%X This research is about performance investigation of a multiple-tank integrated-solar collector storage heater. A prototype of the heater having a capacity of 300 Liter was constructed and experimentally tested outdoors to observe the variation of water temperature in the storage tanks. A Fluent program is used to predict the storage water temperature. The experimental data was verified with the results from the simulation model. In vice versa, the simulation model was validated using the experimental data. Two cases have been studied, namely with and without flow rate. The results show that the maximum water temperature exited from the storage tanks during February month of 2010 was 48°C. The results illustrated that the present integrated solar water heater was a success in providing hot water suitable for day time use by households during the winter in Iraq. © 2018 Author(s).
%R 10.1063/1.5075567
%D 2018
%J AIP Conference Proceedings
%L scholars9725
%O cited By 2; Conference of 6th International Conference on Production, Energy and Reliability, ICPER 2018 ; Conference Date: 13 August 2018 Through 14 August 2018; Conference Code:141991
%V 2035
%I American Institute of Physics Inc.
%A T.A. Yassen
%A M.M. Waes
%A O.K. Ahmed
%A T.A. Tahseen
%A M.B. Baharom
%T Performance investigation on an integrated multi-stage cylindrical-tank solar water heater