34-13 CERCETĂRI EXPERIMENTALE PRIVIND RANDAMENTUL DE CONVERSIE LA UN CAPTATOR SOLAR SFERIC
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON SPHERICAL SOLAR
COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY
The paper aims to provide an experimental investigation on the performance of a spherical solar collector in comparison with flat plate collector. The experimental setup consists of a spherical solar collector having 0.7 m in diameter for the absorber surface and a flat plate solar collector with 1.75 m2 absorber surface. The effective absorber surface of the spherical collector considered in calculus was 50 % of the total spherical surface. An efficiency of 34% was obtained on the spherical collector. The flat plate solar collector proved to be more practical with 69 % efficiency.
Keywords: spherical solar collector, flat plate collector, solar energy
Cuvinte cheie: captator solar sferic, captator solar plan, energie solară