Experimental Characterization of Thermal Performance of Flat Plate Solar Collectors with Roll-Bond Absorbers
Abstract
In this work, a new prototype of glazed flat plate solar collector is presented and its performance is experimentally characterized. The new collector uses a roll-bond absorber plate made of aluminum. The rollbond is a production process aimed at manufacturing canalized panels by bonding two aluminum sheets with a rolling technique. Thus, in this prototype, the channels for liquid are integrated in the absorber plate.