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Hayek, M., Assaf, J. and Lteif, W. (2011) Experimental Investigation of the Performance of Evacuated-Tube Solar Collectors under Eastern Mediterranean Climatic Conditions. Energy Procedia, 6, 618-626.
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• TITLE: Performance of Water in Glass Evacuated Tube Solar Water Heater under Kenya Climatic Condition

  AUTHORS: Ernest Kyekyere, Hiram Ndiritu, Meshack Hawi, Polline Mwambe

  KEYWORDS: Solar Water Heater, Water-in-Glass Evacuated Tube, Solar Collector, Solar Irradiation

  JOURNAL NAME: Computational Water, Energy, and Environmental Engineering, Vol.10 No.2, April 13, 2021

  ABSTRACT: Solar water heaters which provide a cost-effective and environmental friendly approach to hot water generation are in widespread application. Evacuated tube solar water heaters perform better than flat plate solar water heaters as a result of their greater surface area exposed for sunlight absorption. Water-in-glass evacuated tube solar water heaters are widely used as compared to heat-pipe solar water heaters due to their short payback periods. In this study, the performance of water-in-glass evacuated tube solar water heater is investigated through experiments under the climatic conditions in Kenya. The results revealed a daily efficiency range of 0.58 - 0.65 and a daily final outlet temperature greater than 55°C given an initial temperature of 25°C.