• DocumentCode
    603620
  • Title

    Modelling of a domestic paraffin geyser for rural application

  • Author

    Mathews, M.J. ; Meyer, J.P.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    3-4 April 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    The provision of electricity to many rural areas has not been adequately addressed. The means to warm water can thus be a problem in such areas. An opportunity for a product to fulfil the water heating needs of the rural community exists. Current market products are not engineered well enough to provide realistic solutions to this problem. The modelling of an existing water heating product, using paraffin as the energy source, will allow for better understanding of how such products work. The model can then be used to optimise the current design or to redesign the product from scratch.
  • Keywords
    domestic appliances; electricity supply industry; process heating; product design; domestic paraffin geyser; electricity; energy sources; product design; rural community; water heating needs; water heating product; Coils; Fluid flow measurement; Heat transfer; Mathematical model; Temperature measurement; Water heating;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Domestic Use of Energy Conference (DUE), 2013 Proceedings of the 21st
  • Conference_Location
    Cape Town
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-0050-3
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6524793