Experimental Study of a Solar Water Heater for the Effect of Solar Radiation and Mass Flow Rates

الملخص

Thermal applications and power generation from solar radiation are emerging rapidly as the world continues to thrive for future energy sources, other than conventional sources. The solar thermal collector is one of the basic needs to convert the sun’s energy to usable forms. Broadly, these collectors are divided into two groups, non-concentrating solar thermal collectors and concentrating solar thermal collectors. This report aims to review the ‘Solar Flat Plate Thermal Collector’ which falls under the non-concentrating thermal collectors.

The Experimental measurements indicate that the solarimeter heated the water in the tank to be absorbed by the solar collector. Moreover, the water temperature measurements at different points.  Results indicate that the design of the thermosiphon solar water heating system was a success. Furthermore, the experimental apparatus described in this paper is a valuable addition to the laboratory.