Review of Materials and Environment Management for Solar Thermal Collectors

Abstract:

To cover the main contributions and developments in solar thermal collectors through focusing on materials, heat transfer characteristics and manufacturing challenges. A range of published papers and internet research including research work on various solar thermal collectors (flat plate, evacuated tubes, and heat pipe tube) were used. Evaluation of solar collectors performance is critiqued to aid solar technologies make the transition into a specific dominant solar collector. The sources are sorted into sections: finding an academic job, general advice, teaching, research and publishing, tenure and organizations. Provides information about types of solar thermal collectors, indicating what can be added by using evacuated tube collectors instead of flat plate collectors and what can be added by using heat pipe collectors instead of evacuated tubes. Focusing only on three types of solar thermal collectors (flat plate, evacuated tubes, and heat pipe tube). Useful source of information for consultancy and impartial advice for graduate students planning to do research in solar thermal technologies. This paper fulfils identified information about materials and heat transfer properties of materials and manufacturing challenges of these three solar thermal collectors. Describes some changes made to improve the environment which have had unforeseen and adverse effects on safety and the reasons why we need more case histories. Also discusses the reasons why there are no permanent solutions to safety problems and the reasons why senior managers should become more involved in safety problems.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 521)
• Pages: 539-542
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.521.539
• Online since: February 2014
• Authors: Da Yu Zheng, Juan Zheng, Xiang Yi Guan, Jia Zheng, Yi Ming Zhang
• Keywords: Energy Saving, Engineering, Environment Protection, Heat Transfer, Solar Energy, Thermal Efficiency

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