Study on selection of a suitable material and the parameters for designing a portable flat plate base-thermal cell absorber (FPBTCA)

Several types of flat plate solar collectors have been designed and developed with various technical parameters involved in the design. The inappropriate flat plate solar collector parameter design and material chosen will affect its performance. Investigation on the effect of flat plate absorber co...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Amin, Harun, Zafri Azran, Abdul Majid, Zairul Azrul, Zakaria, Ahmad Faris, Ismail, Sany Izan, Ihsan, Kamaruzzaman, Sopian, Ahmad Fadzil, Sharol, Amir, Abdul Razak
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author Muhammad Amin, Harun
Zafri Azran, Abdul Majid
Zairul Azrul, Zakaria
Ahmad Faris, Ismail
Sany Izan, Ihsan
Kamaruzzaman, Sopian
Ahmad Fadzil, Sharol
Amir, Abdul Razak
author_facet Muhammad Amin, Harun
Zafri Azran, Abdul Majid
Zairul Azrul, Zakaria
Ahmad Faris, Ismail
Sany Izan, Ihsan
Kamaruzzaman, Sopian
Ahmad Fadzil, Sharol
Amir, Abdul Razak
author_sort Muhammad Amin, Harun
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description Several types of flat plate solar collectors have been designed and developed with various technical parameters involved in the design. The inappropriate flat plate solar collector parameter design and material chosen will affect its performance. Investigation on the effect of flat plate absorber collector material, glass thickness, air gap distance, thermal cell absorber thickness, and flat plate absorber base collector thickness on the performance of solar thermal collectors was conducted in this work. The experiment was performed using the solar simulator with solar radiation of 450 and 750 W/m2. The flat plate absorber collector materials used in this experiment were stainless steel 304 and aluminum. The glass thickness used in this experiment was 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 10.0 mm. The air gap between the flat plate absorber and glass used in this experiment was 0, 5.0, 10.0, 20.0, and 30.0 mm. The stainless steel thermal cell absorber thickness applied in this experiment was 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 mm. Meanwhile, the aluminum flat plate base absorber base collector thickness was 0.5, 0.8, and 1.0 mm. The results showed that the 2.0 mm glass thickness has the maximum flat plate absorber temperature (88.1 oC at t = 600 s), high heat gain rate (0.097 oC/s), and the highest total heat gain (1207.33 J). The results also revealed that the air gap distance of 10 mm achieved the maximum flat plate absorber temperature (64.6 oC at t = 600 s), the highest heat gain rate (0.058 oC/s), and the highest total heat gain (4750.92 J). The stainless steel thermal cell absorber thickness of 1.0 mm has the thermal cell absorber temperature of 76.2 oC at t = 600 s and a high heat gain rate at 0.08 oC/s. The aluminum flat plate base absorber achieved the highest flat plate absorber temperature (67.2 oC at t = 600 s) and the highest heat gain rate (0.062 oC/s). By using double glass as glass cover increase the flat plate absorber temperature (76.3 oC at t = 600 s) and the highest heat gain rate (0.077 oC/s). This research aims to produce a flat plate absorber with better energy storage, i.e., the performance of the stainless steel plate absorber is better than aluminum with the same thickness. Although the stainless steel flat plate absorber collector showed a lower temperature than aluminum, it has a higher temperature drop than the latter.
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spelling ump-324202021-11-11T08:21:50Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/32420/ Study on selection of a suitable material and the parameters for designing a portable flat plate base-thermal cell absorber (FPBTCA) Muhammad Amin, Harun Zafri Azran, Abdul Majid Zairul Azrul, Zakaria Ahmad Faris, Ismail Sany Izan, Ihsan Kamaruzzaman, Sopian Ahmad Fadzil, Sharol Amir, Abdul Razak TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Several types of flat plate solar collectors have been designed and developed with various technical parameters involved in the design. The inappropriate flat plate solar collector parameter design and material chosen will affect its performance. Investigation on the effect of flat plate absorber collector material, glass thickness, air gap distance, thermal cell absorber thickness, and flat plate absorber base collector thickness on the performance of solar thermal collectors was conducted in this work. The experiment was performed using the solar simulator with solar radiation of 450 and 750 W/m2. The flat plate absorber collector materials used in this experiment were stainless steel 304 and aluminum. The glass thickness used in this experiment was 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 10.0 mm. The air gap between the flat plate absorber and glass used in this experiment was 0, 5.0, 10.0, 20.0, and 30.0 mm. The stainless steel thermal cell absorber thickness applied in this experiment was 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 mm. Meanwhile, the aluminum flat plate base absorber base collector thickness was 0.5, 0.8, and 1.0 mm. The results showed that the 2.0 mm glass thickness has the maximum flat plate absorber temperature (88.1 oC at t = 600 s), high heat gain rate (0.097 oC/s), and the highest total heat gain (1207.33 J). The results also revealed that the air gap distance of 10 mm achieved the maximum flat plate absorber temperature (64.6 oC at t = 600 s), the highest heat gain rate (0.058 oC/s), and the highest total heat gain (4750.92 J). The stainless steel thermal cell absorber thickness of 1.0 mm has the thermal cell absorber temperature of 76.2 oC at t = 600 s and a high heat gain rate at 0.08 oC/s. The aluminum flat plate base absorber achieved the highest flat plate absorber temperature (67.2 oC at t = 600 s) and the highest heat gain rate (0.062 oC/s). By using double glass as glass cover increase the flat plate absorber temperature (76.3 oC at t = 600 s) and the highest heat gain rate (0.077 oC/s). This research aims to produce a flat plate absorber with better energy storage, i.e., the performance of the stainless steel plate absorber is better than aluminum with the same thickness. Although the stainless steel flat plate absorber collector showed a lower temperature than aluminum, it has a higher temperature drop than the latter. Akademi Baru 2021-09 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/32420/1/Study%20on%20selection%20of%20a%20suitable%20material%20and%20the%20parameters.pdf Muhammad Amin, Harun and Zafri Azran, Abdul Majid and Zairul Azrul, Zakaria and Ahmad Faris, Ismail and Sany Izan, Ihsan and Kamaruzzaman, Sopian and Ahmad Fadzil, Sharol and Amir, Abdul Razak (2021) Study on selection of a suitable material and the parameters for designing a portable flat plate base-thermal cell absorber (FPBTCA). Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 85 (1). pp. 71-92. ISSN 2289-7879. (Published) https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.85.1.7192 https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.85.1.7192
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Muhammad Amin, Harun
Zafri Azran, Abdul Majid
Zairul Azrul, Zakaria
Ahmad Faris, Ismail
Sany Izan, Ihsan
Kamaruzzaman, Sopian
Ahmad Fadzil, Sharol
Amir, Abdul Razak
Study on selection of a suitable material and the parameters for designing a portable flat plate base-thermal cell absorber (FPBTCA)
title Study on selection of a suitable material and the parameters for designing a portable flat plate base-thermal cell absorber (FPBTCA)
title_full Study on selection of a suitable material and the parameters for designing a portable flat plate base-thermal cell absorber (FPBTCA)
title_fullStr Study on selection of a suitable material and the parameters for designing a portable flat plate base-thermal cell absorber (FPBTCA)
title_full_unstemmed Study on selection of a suitable material and the parameters for designing a portable flat plate base-thermal cell absorber (FPBTCA)
title_short Study on selection of a suitable material and the parameters for designing a portable flat plate base-thermal cell absorber (FPBTCA)
title_sort study on selection of a suitable material and the parameters for designing a portable flat plate base-thermal cell absorber (fpbtca)
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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