Analysis of Solar Heating System for an Aquaponics Food Production System

Kevin R. Anderson; Maryam Shafahi; Arthur Artounian; Adam Chrisman

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Analysis of Solar Heating System for an Aquaponics Food Production System

Kevin R. Anderson, Maryam Shafahi, Arthur Artounian, Adam Chrisman

Published in International Journal of Sustainable and Green Energy (Volume 4, Issue 1)

Received: 26 December 2014 Accepted: 13 January 2015 Published: 23 January 2015

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Aquaponics is a sustainable farming technology that combines aquaculture and hydroponics, growing fish and plants together in a symbiotic environment. Aquaponics sets an excellent example for an efficient multidisciplinary solution to the real world problems such as drought, polluted environment and food contamination. In this paper we present an aquaponics system heated by solar thermal energy in order to maintain the fish living environment at 21 C. The paper presents an f-chart based analysis demonstrating the feasibility of the system. The results show for a collector area of 22 m2 that an annual solar fraction of 94% is needed to support an 833 liter aquaponics system.

Published in	International Journal of Sustainable and Green Energy (Volume 4, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijrse.20150401.11
Page(s)	1-6
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Solar Thermal Energy, Aquaponics, Sustainable, Renewable, f-Chart

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Kevin R. Anderson, Maryam Shafahi, Arthur Artounian, Adam Chrisman. (2015). Analysis of Solar Heating System for an Aquaponics Food Production System. International Journal of Sustainable and Green Energy, 4(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijrse.20150401.11

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Kevin R. Anderson; Maryam Shafahi; Arthur Artounian; Adam Chrisman. Analysis of Solar Heating System for an Aquaponics Food Production System. Int. J. Sustain. Green Energy 2015, 4(1), 1-6. doi: 10.11648/j.ijrse.20150401.11

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Kevin R. Anderson, Maryam Shafahi, Arthur Artounian, Adam Chrisman. Analysis of Solar Heating System for an Aquaponics Food Production System. Int J Sustain Green Energy. 2015;4(1):1-6. doi: 10.11648/j.ijrse.20150401.11

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Kevin R. Anderson

Mechanical Engineering Department, Solar Thermal Alternative Renewable Energy Lab, College Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, USA
Maryam Shafahi

Mechanical Engineering Department, Solar Thermal Alternative Renewable Energy Lab, College Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, USA
Arthur Artounian

Mechanical Engineering Department, Solar Thermal Alternative Renewable Energy Lab, College Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, USA
Adam Chrisman

SUNEARTH Inc., Fontana, CA, USA

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Kevin R. Anderson, Maryam Shafahi, Arthur Artounian, Adam Chrisman. (2015). Analysis of Solar Heating System for an Aquaponics Food Production System. International Journal of Sustainable and Green Energy, 4(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijrse.20150401.11

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Kevin R. Anderson; Maryam Shafahi; Arthur Artounian; Adam Chrisman. Analysis of Solar Heating System for an Aquaponics Food Production System. Int. J. Sustain. Green Energy 2015, 4(1), 1-6. doi: 10.11648/j.ijrse.20150401.11

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Kevin R. Anderson, Maryam Shafahi, Arthur Artounian, Adam Chrisman. Analysis of Solar Heating System for an Aquaponics Food Production System. Int J Sustain Green Energy. 2015;4(1):1-6. doi: 10.11648/j.ijrse.20150401.11

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