Abstract: This paper presents an analysis of the performance of a pancake absorber with a helical heat exchanger for use with point focus solar concentrating collectors. The principal difference between ...

Abstract: A half-factorial, two-level experimental design is used to determine the effects of changes in collector area, storage tank volume, collector flow rate, recirculation flow rate, and storage tank ...

Abstract: Short-term experimental tests of drain-back solar water heaters are compared to ratings obtained using TRNSYS to determine if computer simulations can effectively replace laboratory thermal ratings ...