Abstract
The constant supply of energy for various activities has become a major challenge in recent years. One of the cheapest and most sustainable avenues to generate and ensure constant energy supply is using a flat plate solar collector system. This study focuses on evaluating the heat loss phenomenon of flat plate solar collector systems. The designed flat plate collector was exposed to radiation to determine the parameter of heat loss within the system. Several tests were carried out on the collector system for about 30 days with temperature measurements. The main objective of this research was to investigate the system's parameters, including the heat loss at the top, bottom, and edges. System design and operation of the locally produced flat plate solar collector system are described, and the absorber plate area of the collector system has been calculated. Experimental results and simulations provided average total heat loss coefficient values ranging from 3.146 W/m2K to 4.697 W/m2k from day 1 to day 30. The determination of the heat loss coefficient led to the computation of the heat loss and hence the useful heat, vis-à-vis, the collector efficiency, and performance. The useful heat value is 20 kw/m2; the collector has a highest efficiency of 61 % at the lowest heat loss coefficient, and a lowest efficiency of 26 % at the highest heat loss coefficient.
Keywords
Energy, Flat Plate Solar Collector, Useful Heat, Irradiation, Insolation.
Citations
IRE Journals:
Josiah Pelemo , Kayode Timothy Akindeji
"A Study to Evaluate Heat Loss Phenomenon in a Flat Plate Solar Collector System" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 7 Issue 12 2024 Page 57-65
IEEE:
Josiah Pelemo , Kayode Timothy Akindeji
"A Study to Evaluate Heat Loss Phenomenon in a Flat Plate Solar Collector System" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 7(12)
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