Title of article :
Design Optimization and Experimental Validation of Low-Cost Flat Plate Collector Under Central Qasssim Climate
Author/Authors :
Nejlaoui, Mohamed Department of Mechanical Engineering - College of Engineering -Qassim University, Unaizah, Saudi Arabia , Alghafis, Abdullah Department of Mechanical Engineering - College of Engineering -Qassim University, Unaizah, Saudi Arabia , Sadig, Hussain Department of Mechanical Engineering - College of Engineering -Qassim University, Unaizah, Saudi Arabia
Abstract :
In Saudi Arabia, hot water for domestic uses consumes a great portion of home electricity. Thus, solar collectors can be
considered as an important alternative to reduce the amount of consumed electricity. Therefore, in recent researches, a great
attention was given to develop flat plate collector (FPC) with optimal performance. In this paper, a multi-objective modified
imperialist competitive algorithm (MOMICA) was employed for optimizing the performance of a FPC. The optimization results
showed a capability to reach higher FPC efficiency with a relatively small collector area and hence lower price. It has also been
proved that the change of the insulator depth from 0.02 to 0.05 m has a strong influence on the system’s efficiency.
Keywords :
Flat Plate Collector , Solar energy , Design optimization , Efficiency , Cost , MOMICA
Journal title :
Journal of Applied and Computational Mechanics
