Abstract: Design of a vapor transport solar water heater using R-123 is optimized to maximize thermal performance and minimize life cycle cost. Optimal systems for one and two-story homes are identified ...

Abstract: Entropy generated by operation of a two-phase self-pumping solar water heater under Solar Rating and Certification Corporation rating conditions is computed numerically in a methodology based on ...

Abstract: The thermal performance of a two-accumulator self-pumping solar water heater is characterized in a daily simulation. The passive vapor transport system operates in cycles, alternating between run, ...

Abstract: Results of an experimental study of a full-scale passive solar hot water heating system utilizing a boiling collector are presented. The self-pumping system alternates between two modes of ...