The principle behind heat pipe's operation is actually very simple. At sea level water boils at 100^oC (212^oF), but if you climb to t ...

Evacuated tubes are the absorber of the solar water heater, This type of tube is chosen for its reliability, performance and low manufacturing cost. ...

On average for every 1kWh of energy produced by a coal power station, 1kg (2.2pound) of CO2 is produced. Burning natural gas for electricity production or water heating produces about 450grams of C ...

If you are using the solar collector for space heating as well as hot water production, or if you just want a larger solar contribution, you will need a system that will greatly surpass heat requir ...

Average Insolation Levels (10 year average) kWh/m2/day 1. 1.Europe : Country State/City Latitude ...

Collector Size- You must enter the collector size in absorber surface area. The absorber surface area of the various tubes sizes are as follows: - 58/1800 = 0.08m²per tube. Therefore a ...

Open-Loop Active Systems Open-loop active systems use pumps to circulate household potable water through the collectors. This design is efficient and lowers operating costs but is not appropr ...

The angle and direction of installation is also of great importance as it will effect the efficiency of the solar collector. Naturally you want the collector to receive the maximum amount of sun ...

Using this energy calculator you may determine how much energy an Courel solar collector will produce each day/month/year. The way you utilize this energy is up to you. You can heat water for showe ...

By knowing the insolation levels of a particular region we can determine the size of solar collector that is required. An area with poor insolation levels will need a larger collector than an area wit ...