This study analyses aspects of the design of flat plate solar collector networks, including network configuration and the effect of fouling, with the goal of improving efficiency in solar energy capture and reducing operating costs.
A glazed flat-plate solar collector consists of a shallow rectangular box with a flat black plate behind a tempered glass cover. The plate is attached to a series of parallel tubes or one serpentine tube through which water or another liquid (such as an antifreeze solution) passes.
The simplest flat plate collectors are the solar ponds and the solar stills which operate by direct utilization of the incident solar radiation acting simultaneously as solar energy converters. The importance of flat-plate collectors is that their thermal performance can be predicted and treated in considerable detail. 2.
The high hardness of water, elevated temperatures, and low flow velocity are factors that promote scaling formation. However, proper control of these variables can mitigate the drawbacks caused by this type of fouling. Several studies have addressed the design and optimization of flat plate solar collectors and collector fields.
Kizildag et al developed prototypes of flat plate solar collectors that absorb between 2.5 and 1.4 times more solar energy than standard collectors during winter and spring. This technology is based on the use of transparent insulating materials that improve efficiency.
However, annual hot water production using flat plates is higher. Eismann numerically analyzed the effect of pipe dimensions and arrangement on flow distribution, temperature, and pressure drops in different configurations of flat plate solar collector fields.
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Lastly, the experimental tests for determining the solar collectors time constant and thermal efficiency were carriedout. The obtained results were for two different solar collectors, both flat plate.
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This study investigated the performance optimization of nickel-cobalt (Ni-Co)-coated absorber panels in solar flat plate collectors (SFPCs) using response surface …
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García et al. (2017) discussed the methods of enhancement of flat plate solar collector by using three wire coil inserts and three twisted tapes (TT) inserts as shown in Fig. 7 …
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Solar thermal energy. S.C. Bhatia, in Advanced Renewable Energy Systems, 2014 Flat-plate collectors. Flat-plate collectors are an extension of the basic idea to place a collector in an …
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The structure of a flat-plate solar collector network is characterized as follows: the number of collectors in series determines the temperature level that can be achieved, while …
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