An experimental study on the thermal efficiency of a passive solar air collector

• Autorzy: Fiuk J. J. , Dutkowski K. , Piątkowski P.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation on a prototype flat passive solar air collector. The collector consists of an aluminum casing, transparent cover, air inlet and outlet channels and a flat absorber plate mounted inside the casing. The design is unique because the cover is made of transparent cellular polycarbonate sheet, a material whose application to passive solar collectors has not been extensively researched. The cover is 5 mm thick. The airflow through the collector is driven by natural convection. The study was performed on a laboratory set-up consisting of vertically mounted collector, external source of thermal radiation in the form of infrared lamps, measurement equipment and data acquisition system. The tests were performed for a range of irradiance G = 0–540 W/m2 . The following parameters were determined: absorber surface temperature, air temperature increase ∆T , collector heat output and efficiency. Comparing the obtained results to the available data on conventional glass-covered designs has shown that the optical performance of polycarbonate cover is lower. However, in terms of thermal efficiency this is compensated by good insulation. The measurements for the maximum attainable irradiance of Gmax = 540 W/m2 are as follows: the mean air velocity at inlet w = 1.1 m/s, the volumetric flow rate of air V˙ = 30 m3 /h, and the corresponding heat output and thermal efficiency Q = 386 W and η = 36%, respectively.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

passive solar air collector; experimental investigations; natural convection; thermal efficiency

• Wydawca: Instytut Podstawowych Problemów Techniki PAN
• Czasopismo: Engineering Transactions
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: Vol. 65, iss. 2
• Strony: 251--268
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 32 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Fiuk J. J.

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Koszalin University of Technology Racławicka 15/17, 75-453 Koszalin, Poland

autor

Dutkowski K.

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Koszalin University of Technology Racławicka 15/17, 75-453 Koszalin, Poland

autor

Piątkowski P.

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Koszalin University of Technology Racławicka 15/17, 75-453 Koszalin, Poland

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2018).