Development and Performance Investigation of Solar Concrete Collector at Different Climatic Conditions
SOLAR CONCRETE COLLECTOR AT DIFFERENT CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.56042/ijems.v30i2.1384Keywords:
Solar concrete collector, Pyranometer, Solar intensity, Thermocouple, Temperature indicatorAbstract
Current article discuss the study of Development and Performance Investigation of Solar Concrete Collector at Different Climatic Conditions. Solar concrete collector is a modification over the conventional solar water heaters. This Concrete is mainly made up from sand and cement. The solar concrete collector with area of 2 m2 has been developed and tested for all three seasons i.e. rainy, winter and summer season. The inlet water temperatures and outlet water temperatures have been recorded along with corresponding intensities of solar for any five successive days in a month. A family of 5-6 persons requires about 130-150 liters of water daily for bathing and other purposes. So, we have selected a flow rate of 30 lit./hour of water. These observations have been recorded between 12:00 to 16:00. Also, hot water temperatures stored in an isolated storage tank are recorded very next morning. An arrangement consists of K-type thermocouples and a 12-channel temperature indicator and Pyranometer. Using recorded observations the performance of solar concrete collector has been determined.
