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dc.contributor.authorArsalis, A.en
dc.contributor.authorAlexandrou, Andreas N.en
dc.creatorArsalis, A.en
dc.creatorAlexandrou, Andreas N.en
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-06T12:23:20Z
dc.date.available2019-05-06T12:23:20Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.urihttp://gnosis.library.ucy.ac.cy/handle/7/48218
dc.description.abstractA solar-heating-and-cooling (SHC) system, consisting of a flat-plate solar collector array, a hot water storage tank, and an absorption chiller unit is designed and modeled to satisfy thermal loads (space heating, domestic hot water, and space cooling). The system is applied for Nicosia, Cyprus, a location with prolonged summer-like conditions, where heating demand is moderate, while space cooling demand is comparatively very high. The study investigates the potential of a solar system installed and operated onsite in a detached single-family household to satisfy all necessary thermal loads. The hot water storage tank is also connected to an auxiliary heater (diesel-fired boiler) to supplement solar heating, when needed. The main purpose of the study is to model the overall system and contact a parametric study that will determine the optimum economic system performance in terms of design parameters. The system is compared, through a cost analysis, to an electric heat pump (EHP) system. It is found that the optimum system combination of solar collector area and volumetric capacity of the hot water storage tank is 70m2 and 2000L, respectively. The total annualized cost (in USD) for the optimum SHC system is $3,719. The sensitivity analysis showed that the SHC system would be unfavorable to compete with EHP technology, if the solar collector cost is above $360/m2. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.sourceSolar Energyen
dc.subjectSensitivity analysisen
dc.subjectperformance assessmenten
dc.subjectCostsen
dc.subjectCost benefit analysisen
dc.subjectCost accountingen
dc.subjectWateren
dc.subjectAbsorption coolingen
dc.subjectCooling systemsen
dc.subjectHeatingen
dc.subjectWater absorptionen
dc.subjectabsorptionen
dc.subjectAbsorption chilleren
dc.subjectAbsorption chillersen
dc.subjectAir conditioningen
dc.subjectcoolingen
dc.subjectCost analysisen
dc.subjectcost-benefit analysisen
dc.subjectHeat pump systemsen
dc.subjectParametric studyen
dc.subjectRefrigeratorsen
dc.subjectSolar air-conditioningen
dc.subjectSolar collectoren
dc.subjectSolar collectorsen
dc.subjectSolar energyen
dc.subjectSolar heatingen
dc.subjectSolar heating and coolingen
dc.subjectsolar poweren
dc.subjectTanks (containers)en
dc.subjectThermal loaden
dc.titleParametric study and cost analysis of a solar-heating-and-cooling system for detached single-family households in hot climatesen
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.solener.2015.04.024
dc.description.volume117
dc.description.startingpage59
dc.description.endingpage73
dc.author.facultyΠολυτεχνική Σχολή / Faculty of Engineering
dc.author.departmentΤμήμα Μηχανικών Μηχανολογίας και Κατασκευαστικής / Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
dc.type.uhtypeArticleen
dc.description.totalnumpages59-73


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