Prediction and identification of the evolution of solar-heated hot water temperature in a stratified tank in static mode using artificial neural networks

Аннотация

The results of analyses of thermal stratification using different initial water temperature profiles are reported and discussed. Stratification proved to be the main factor in the cooling process, since although ambient temperature is also a determining factor, in this case it played a lesser role because the tank’s location inside the laboratory meant that it remained almost constant.