Numerical Analysis of Water Temperature Distribution in the Tank of ASHPWH it ha Cylindrical Condenser

dc.creator	Wang, D.
dc.creator	Shan, S.
dc.creator	Wang, R.
dc.date.accessioned	2007-05-07T20:43:26Z
dc.date.available	2007-05-07T20:43:26Z
dc.date.issued	2006
dc.identifier.other	ESL-IC-06-11-118
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/5258
dc.description.abstract	Air source heat pump water heaters (ASHPWH) are becoming increasingly popular for saving energy, protecting the environment and security purposes. The water temperature distribution in the tank is an important parameter for an ASHPWH. This paper presented a mathematic model for a cylindrical water tank with a cylindrical condenser as its heat source. The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software package, FLUENT, was used to study hot water temperature distribution in the tank of the ASHPWH. In addition, the effects of tank dimension and the type of condenser coil on water temperature distribution were discussed. The work of this paper could be used for the optimization of tank and condenser coil designs.	en
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dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)
dc.publisher	Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu)
dc.subject	air source heat pump water heater	en
dc.subject	water temperature distribution	en
dc.subject	numerical analysis	en
dc.subject	tank dimension	en
dc.subject	condenser coil	en
dc.title	Numerical Analysis of Water Temperature Distribution in the Tank of ASHPWH it ha Cylindrical Condenser	en