Energy Efficiency and Cost Effectiveness of Solar Water Heaters

Zohrab Melikyan

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Energy Efficiency and Cost Effectiveness of Solar Water Heaters

Zohrab Melikyan

Published in International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering (Volume 4, Issue 3)

Received: 29 May 2015 Accepted: 10 June 2015 Published: 25 June 2015

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Abstract

There are different opinions on the question of energy and economic efficiency of solar water heaters. Some researchers believe in high effectiveness of solar water heater application while others questions their cost effectiveness. In this arti¬cle detailed investigations have been accomplished to discover energy and economic real efficien¬cy of different types of solar water heaters on the base of suggested procedure for their real payback periods determination. It’s proved that flat type solar water heater has much longer payback than newly suggested cylindrical shell and tube type solar water heater.

Published in	International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering (Volume 4, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijepe.20150403.17
Page(s)	184-188
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2015. Published by Science Publishing Group

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Cylindrical Shell-and-Tube Type Solar Water Heater, Energy and Economic Efficiency

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Zohrab Melikyan. (2015). Energy Efficiency and Cost Effectiveness of Solar Water Heaters. International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering, 4(3), 184-188. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijepe.20150403.17

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National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia, HVAC and Energy, Yerevan, Armenia

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  abstract = {There are different opinions on the question of energy and economic efficiency of solar water heaters. Some researchers believe in high effectiveness of solar water heater application while others questions their cost effectiveness. In this arti¬cle detailed investigations have been accomplished to discover energy and economic real efficien¬cy of different types of solar water heaters on the base of suggested procedure for their real payback periods determination. It’s proved that flat type solar water heater has much longer payback than newly suggested cylindrical shell and tube type solar water heater.},
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