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Fabrication and testing of a non-glass vacuum-tube collector for solar energy utilization

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  • Chen, K.
  • Oh, S.J.
  • Kim, N.J.
  • Lee, Y.J.
  • Chun, W.G.

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An evacuated tubular solar collector was fabricated from acrylics for improved resistance to shattering. A plasmatron was employed to apply a thin gas-barrier coating to the surfaces of the plastic tube to prevent/alleviate gas infiltration. Experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of vacuum level on the performance of the non-glass vacuum-tube solar collector. Inserted in the evacuated tube was a finned heat pipe for solar energy collection and heat transfer to a water tank. Time variations of temperatures on the heat pipe surface and in the water tank were recorded and analyzed for different degrees of vacuum in the collector. The steady-state temperature of the non-glass collector was compared to that of a commercial glass vacuum-tube collector to assess the feasibility of the use of evacuated plastic tubes for solar energy collection. A simple analytical model was also developed to assist in understanding and analyzing the transient behavior and heat losses of the vacuum-tube solar collector.

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  • Chen, K. & Oh, S.J. & Kim, N.J. & Lee, Y.J. & Chun, W.G., 2010. "Fabrication and testing of a non-glass vacuum-tube collector for solar energy utilization," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 35(6), pages 2674-2680.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:35:y:2010:i:6:p:2674-2680
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2009.05.022
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