Speaker
Apply to be<br> considered for a student <br> award (Yes / No)?
no
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Would you like to <br> submit a short paper <br> for the Conference <br> Proceedings (Yes / No)?
no
Abstract content <br> (Max 300 words)<br><a href="http://events.saip.org.za/getFile.py/access?resId=0&materialId=0&confId=34" target="_blank">Formatting &<br>Special chars</a>
It is generally agreed that a solar water geyser represents both a moral and financial asset to a household. Yet it is very difficult to determine what financial benefits such a system delivers, and there are numerous incorrect approaches, which generally aim to hype the system and justify its large capital outlay.
In this presentation, I attempt to answer the question of thermodynamic benefit precisely by determining an upper limit to the usefulness of a solar geyser, and further highlight shortcoming of existing systems' philosophy by comparing the geyser's performance relative to hot water consumption patterns. I finally present an outline of how the financial benefits of a solar geyser can be estimated in the current financial climate.
Please indicate whether<br>this abstract may be<br>published online<br>(Yes / No)
yes
