Solar heating system design for the food industry

Authors

  • César Arnaldo Cisneros Ramirez Universidad Tecnológica de La Habana José Antonio Echeverría, Centro de Estudios de Tecnologías Energéticas Renovables, CETER. La Habana, Cuba.
  • Wilfredo Pérez Bermúdez Ministerio de Industrias, Empresa de Refrigeración y Calderas, ALASTOR. La Habana. Cuba.

Keywords:

solar energy, food industry, solar field, solar heating

Abstract

The introduction of the solar energy in the industrial sector was the objective of this work, for which a heating system was calculated for the food industry, was chosen and for this purpose concentring collectors were selected with the objective of reaching temperatures of 130 oC in the working fluid. The distribution of the collector and hydraulic system was achieved, covering 71 % of the industry´s demand. In addition, the following technical and operation indicators were determined: the specific mass (kgpipe/m2coll) defined as the the mass of the piping system with respect to total collector area; the ratio between pumping power and thermal power (Wpump/kWtherm); the pipe length per square meter (m/m2coll); specific power (kWpump/m2coll), which is the ratio between pumping power and collector area; and the storage capacity (m3/m2coll) relative to the collection area. These were compared with reference indicators

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Published

2025-09-15

How to Cite

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Cisneros Ramirez CA, Pérez Bermúdez W. Solar heating system design for the food industry. Ing. Mec. [Internet]. 2025 Sep. 15 [cited 2026 Feb. 3];28:e714. Available from: https://revistamecanica.cujae.edu.cu/index.php/revistaim/article/view/821

Issue

Vol. 28 (2025): Publicación continua

Section

Short article

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