Purpose of this study is to confirm that whether bubble pump can be used as a working fluid pump in solar water heater system. Device is consisted of bubble pump, solar collector and heat exchanger. Bubble pump is mainly manufactured by steel. In order to see the inside we installed a glass window on the up of pump and made water level indicator to check water level. At the mean time, we attached temperature sensors and pressure sensors at bubble pump. In addition, the flow meter was installed at outlet of heat exchanger. And then, We used the result to analysis whether bubble pump can be used for the circulation of the system.
Keywords. Bubble pump; Solar collector; heat exchanger; Solar heating system
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How to cite this article
Park, G.T., Li, X., Jeong, H.M., Chung, H.S., Lee, K.Y. and Lee, J.S. (2007). 'Working Characteristics of Bubble Pump in Solar Heating System'. SET Proceedings, 6(1), pp. 34-40. https://doi.org/10.65582/set.2007.006
