Experimental Evaluation of an Innovative Non-Metallic Flat Plate Solar Collector

Radim Rybár, Martin Beer, Tawfik Mudarri, Sergey Zhironkin, Kamila Bačová and Jaroslav Dugas
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Radim Rybár: Institute of Earth Sources, Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnology, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia
Martin Beer: Institute of Earth Sources, Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnology, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia
Tawfik Mudarri: Institute of Earth Sources, Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnology, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia
Sergey Zhironkin: Institute of Trade and Economy, Siberian Federal University, Svobodny Av. 79, 660041 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Kamila Bačová: Institute of Earth Sources, Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnology, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia
Jaroslav Dugas: Institute of Earth Sources, Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnology, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 19, 1-16

Abstract: The present article deals with the concept of the non-metallic flat plate liquid solar collector and its evaluation. The innovative concept lies in the elimination of metal parts of the solar collector and their replacement by the foam glass block, which significantly reduces the energy and material demands of the production process. The evaluation of the collector took place in two phases, the first was focused on the numerical evaluation, which resulted in the compilation of a theoretical curve of the efficiency of the solar collector. The second phase was focused on verifying the basic functionality of the concept based on the results obtained from experimental tests of the collector, which confirmed the functionality of the concept and revealed several areas that will need to be addressed in the further development of the prototype.

Keywords: renewable energy; solar flat plate liquid collector; non-metallic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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