• Sushant Patil
• Prof. Anantharama. B
• Prof. Anup Wani

Thermal stratification in solar storage tanks has a major effect on the thermal performance of a solar water heating system. This experiment will be conducted to check thermal stratification in hot water storage tank such an important device of solar water heaters. A number of flat plates with different angled positions are integrated inside a vertical tank prototype. The reason of this investigation is to take a look at the effect of the flat plate positions within a vertical garage tank at the thermal stratification and to behavior the feasible performance improvements to achieve. CFD numerical comparison between two configurations was carried out and performance parameters such as temperature distribution. Experimental Investigation will be done using actual setup with help of storage tank, flat plate, water pumps etc. Validation will be done using thermal gauges mounted on setup and CFD results. Results and conclusions will be discussed in details and future scope will be suggested.

Thermal Stratification, Solar, Storage tank, Flat plate, CFD, Temperature & Gauges, etc.

"DESIGN & OPTIMIZATION OF THERMAL STRATIFICATION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 8, page no.1193-1200, August-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2008150.pdf

"DESIGN & OPTIMIZATION OF THERMAL STRATIFICATION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 8, page no. pp1193-1200, August-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2008150.pdf