Solar Water Heater
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
SURC Ballroom C/D
Start Date
16-5-2013
End Date
16-5-2013
Abstract
How could a person develop a system to heat water without the need for electricity or gas? To answer the question, we must look into solar energy. First, a proposal filled with information about budget, time and analysis has already been constructed on a flat plate solar collector. From this proposal, a reader could get an understanding of how a solar collector absorbs energy, along with knowing how much it costs to make, and roughly how long it would take to construct for home use. Second, readers could build the collector and use the detailed proposal for issues along the way. Within the proposal is how to construct the system with pump and water tank to make the system complete. Finally, we test the flat plate solar collector. Testing the temperature of the surface to determine the amount of energy being absorbed into the water, along with knowing how much water can be heated in a certain amount of time. A theoretical and practical implication of engineering has been used and discussed within the proposal.
Recommended Citation
Judy, Michael, "Solar Water Heater" (2013). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 115.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2013/posters/115
Poster Number
4
Additional Mentoring Department
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Solar Water Heater
SURC Ballroom C/D
How could a person develop a system to heat water without the need for electricity or gas? To answer the question, we must look into solar energy. First, a proposal filled with information about budget, time and analysis has already been constructed on a flat plate solar collector. From this proposal, a reader could get an understanding of how a solar collector absorbs energy, along with knowing how much it costs to make, and roughly how long it would take to construct for home use. Second, readers could build the collector and use the detailed proposal for issues along the way. Within the proposal is how to construct the system with pump and water tank to make the system complete. Finally, we test the flat plate solar collector. Testing the temperature of the surface to determine the amount of energy being absorbed into the water, along with knowing how much water can be heated in a certain amount of time. A theoretical and practical implication of engineering has been used and discussed within the proposal.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Roger Beardsley