Numerical and Experimental performance evaluation of a polymer direct solar irradiation collector

Abstract:

With the objective of reducing costs and proliferating use, a special Direct Solar Irradiation Collector (DSIC) solar water heater was developed. To produce a commercially feasible product, a full research and development program was conducted that included several generations of prototypes and a range of design criteria such as material selection, manufacturing processes, economics, and materials availability. The result was a Parallel Plate type collector made out of polymers which is designed for temperate weather and low pressure household-use. It is able to achieve similar efficiencies and performance than commercial water heaters while cutting its cost by half. The present study introduces the concept and includes numerical and experimental results made on a scaled prototype. The numerical analysis compares the pressure-drop across 3 collectors. The pressure-drop is better by almost a factor of 4 when …

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2014

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