PERFORMANCE INVESTIGATION OF A FLAT PLATE COLLECTOR INCORPORATED WITH DIFFERENT TYPE OF MATERIALS

Jaimon Dennis Quadros, Suhas,Vaishak N. L

Abstract: In the present study a performance evaluation is conducted between a normal flat plate collector (Solar Air Heater) and a flat plate collector incorporated with Tin material. The normal flat plate collector consists of a sheet metal placed within the casing and the Tin incorporated flat plate collector consists of Tin material which is stationed in the form of tins along with the sheet metal within the casing The temperature and velocity of air was measured by using a Thermocouple and Thermo- anemometer respectively. The performance evaluation is done on the basis of efficiencies produced by the two flat plate collectors for natural convection and forced convection

Keywords: Tin, Collector, Convection

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2013.0208064