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Design and Numerical Study of the Novel Manifold Header for the Evacuated Tube Solar Collector

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  • Martin Beer

    (Institute of Earth Sources, Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Technologies and Geotechnology, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia)

  • Radim Rybár

    (Institute of Earth Sources, Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Technologies and Geotechnology, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia)

  • Michal Cehlár

    (Institute of Earth Sources, Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Technologies and Geotechnology, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia)

  • Sergey Zhironkin

    (Institute of Trade and Economy, Siberian Federal University, 79 Svobodny av., 660041 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
    School of Core Engineering Education, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, 30 Lenina st., 634050 Tomsk, Russia)

  • Peter Sivák

    (Institute of Earth Sources, Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Technologies and Geotechnology, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia)

Abstract

The presented paper dealt with the concept of an innovative manifold header for evacuated tube solar collectors. The proposed concept eliminates the drawbacks of conventional manifold headers, especially the serial connection of heat pipes that operate under uneven conditions. The advantage of the proposed design of the manifold header is also an increase in the heat exchange surface and the possibility of conducting the heat transfer media flow in a parallel flow arrangement, which increases the overall efficiency. The concept of the manifold header was evaluated on five variations of design with the use of the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis. The results of the CFD analysis confirmed the functionality of the concept and also enabled the selection of the most suitable design elements, which were incorporated into the final design of a manifold header in the pre-prototype phase of manufacturing.

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  • Martin Beer & Radim Rybár & Michal Cehlár & Sergey Zhironkin & Peter Sivák, 2020. "Design and Numerical Study of the Novel Manifold Header for the Evacuated Tube Solar Collector," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-12, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:10:p:2450-:d:357608
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