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Solar water heating.
  Solar water heating is one of the most successful applications of solar thermal technologies. It provides environmentally clean energy and has enormous potential within domestic and industrial sectors. Solar water heaters are categorized into three main types: thermosyphon, built-in-storage, and forced circulation. This entry provides the fundamentals of technology for solar water heating and a description of parameters that determine the performance of a solar water heating system. Economics of solar water heating and the market trends around the world are also discussed. Results from a specific life cycle assessment undertaken on a built-in-storage solar water heater are also presented.

  • Type:

    Book Chapter

  • Date:

    01 January 2013

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    Taylor & Francis

  • Library of Congress:

    TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering

  • Dewey Decimal Classification:

    621.47 Solar-energy enineering

Citation

Asif, M., & Muneer, T. (2012). Solar water heating. In Encyclopedia of Environmental ManagementTaylor & Francis

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Keywords

solar energy; solar water heating; flat- plate collectors; evacuated tube collectors; renewable energy; life cycle assessment;

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