Recent advancements in design of flat plate solar collectors
Solar collector is an important technology for the effective utilisation of solar energy that the earth is blessed with. Flat plate solar collectors present a simple and easy to maintain design and thus are widely used for low and medium temperature applications. But being less efficient than altern...
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| author | K., Chopra Pratik, Kumar Pathak Mahendran, Samykano Tyagi, V. V. Pandey, A. K. |
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| description | Solar collector is an important technology for the effective utilisation of solar energy that the earth is blessed with. Flat plate solar collectors present a simple and easy to maintain design and thus are widely used for low and medium temperature applications. But being less efficient than alternatives, justifying the initial investment of flat plate solar collectors becomes difficult in the long run. This paper presents the efforts of researchers in the past five years to improve the efficiency of flat plate solar collectors through the improvement and optimization of the existing design. The range of research work covered gives a general idea of the variety of techniques being developed, analysed and tested to increase the efficiency of flat plate solar collector through means such as new absorber design, design of absorber tubes, new coatings on glass cover, and other means to reduce heat transfer losses, increase heat transfer from absorber to working fluid and absorbing and retaining direct as well as diffuse radiation. Design and efficiency improvement for better adoption of flat plate collectors in building facades has also been discussed. This paper will be beneficial for exploring the range of research avenues in the field of optimization and efficiency improvement of flat plate solar collectors. |
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| spelling | ump-281252021-01-19T07:23:12Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28125/ Recent advancements in design of flat plate solar collectors K., Chopra Pratik, Kumar Pathak Mahendran, Samykano Tyagi, V. V. Pandey, A. K. TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Solar collector is an important technology for the effective utilisation of solar energy that the earth is blessed with. Flat plate solar collectors present a simple and easy to maintain design and thus are widely used for low and medium temperature applications. But being less efficient than alternatives, justifying the initial investment of flat plate solar collectors becomes difficult in the long run. This paper presents the efforts of researchers in the past five years to improve the efficiency of flat plate solar collectors through the improvement and optimization of the existing design. The range of research work covered gives a general idea of the variety of techniques being developed, analysed and tested to increase the efficiency of flat plate solar collector through means such as new absorber design, design of absorber tubes, new coatings on glass cover, and other means to reduce heat transfer losses, increase heat transfer from absorber to working fluid and absorbing and retaining direct as well as diffuse radiation. Design and efficiency improvement for better adoption of flat plate collectors in building facades has also been discussed. This paper will be beneficial for exploring the range of research avenues in the field of optimization and efficiency improvement of flat plate solar collectors. Universiti Malaysia Pahang 2019 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28125/1/5.%20Recent%20advancements%20in%20design%20of%20flat%20plate%20solar%20collectors.pdf pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28125/2/5.1%20Recent%20advancements%20in%20design%20of%20flat%20plate%20solar%20collectors.pdf K., Chopra and Pratik, Kumar Pathak and Mahendran, Samykano and Tyagi, V. V. and Pandey, A. K. (2019) Recent advancements in design of flat plate solar collectors. In: The International Scientific Forum (ISF2019) , 16-17 December 2019 , Melaka, Malaysia. pp. 1-8.. (Unpublished) (Unpublished) |
| spellingShingle | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery K., Chopra Pratik, Kumar Pathak Mahendran, Samykano Tyagi, V. V. Pandey, A. K. Recent advancements in design of flat plate solar collectors |
| title | Recent advancements in design of flat plate solar collectors |
| title_full | Recent advancements in design of flat plate solar collectors |
| title_fullStr | Recent advancements in design of flat plate solar collectors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent advancements in design of flat plate solar collectors |
| title_short | Recent advancements in design of flat plate solar collectors |
| title_sort | recent advancements in design of flat plate solar collectors |
| topic | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
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