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Title: | Development of a minimum maintenance solar pump |
Authors: | Brew-Hammond, A. |
Keywords: | solar pump minimum maintenance residual water, tank temperatures |
Issue Date: | 1988 |
Publisher: | Journal of Science and Technology |
Citation: | Journal of Science and Technology,Vol 8, No.1 |
Abstract: | Recent efforts at the University of Science and Technology (UST), Kumasi, have resulted in the successful develop¬ment of a Minimum Maintenance Solar Pump (MMSP) from locally available mate¬rials. The design employs 202.5 litre (45 gallon) oil drums reinforced with 12.7mm (0.5 in) steel pipes. Two pro¬totypes based on this design have been tested at UST and Brace Research Institute (BR1), Montreal. The maximum average temperature attained in the UST prototype was 84°c with no water being pumped while the BRI prototype pumped 158 litres (79% of total capacity) with the bottom of the drum reaching 96°c, The volume of water which remains in the drum after a previous operation has a great influence on the maximum temperatures attained by the drum and the test results indicate that this residual water should be kept at a minimum of about 1 litre. |
Description: | Article Published in the Journal of Science and Technology, Vol.8, No.1,1988 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4844 |
Appears in Collections: | Journal of Science and Technology 1988 -1999
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