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Moss, Roger W., Henshall, Paul, Arya, Farid, Shire, G. S. F., Eames, Philip C. and Hyde, T. (2018) Simulator testing of evacuated flat plate solar collectors for industrial heat and building integration. Solar Energy, 164 . pp. 109-118. doi:10.1016/j.solener.2018.02.004 ISSN 0038-092X.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2018.02.004
Abstract
The concept of an evacuated flat plate collector was proposed over 40 years ago but, despite its professed advantages, very few manufacturers have developed commercial versions. This paper demonstrates the reduction in heat loss coefficient and increase in efficiency resulting from evacuating a flat plate collector: it is hoped that these results will stimulate interest in the concept. Evacuated tubes are now mass-produced in large numbers; evacuated flat plate collectors could in principle replace these tubes if the technical difficulties in creating extended metal-glass seals can be overcome. The experimental experiences described here should indicate targets for future research.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||||||
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Subjects: | T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery | ||||||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Chemistry Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Centre for Scientific Computing |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Solar thermal energy -- Industrial applications | ||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Solar Energy | ||||||||||||
Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd. | ||||||||||||
ISSN: | 0038-092X | ||||||||||||
Official Date: | 1 April 2018 | ||||||||||||
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Volume: | 164 | ||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 109-118 | ||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.solener.2018.02.004 | ||||||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 20 March 2018 | ||||||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 20 March 2018 | ||||||||||||
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