Fabrication and testing of a non-glass vacuum-tube collector for solar energy utilization

Polymeric Materials for Solar Energy Utilization: A Comparative Experimental Study and Environmental Aspects

“…Currently, the most widely used HWSSs are those with flat plate SCs, although recently, the application of vacuum SCs increased considerably due to their significantly decreasing cost [1][2][3] .…”

“…Although a great number of studies have been devoted to this issue, almost all of them are based on the application of non-ferrous metals in the construction of SCs [1,4] .…”

Polymeric Materials for Solar Energy Utilization: A Comparative Experimental Study and Environmental Aspects

“…Currently, the most widely used HWSSs are those with flat plate SC, although recently, the application of vacuum SC increased considerably due to their significantly decreasing cost [1][2][3][6][7][8][9].…”

“…Researchers have been working on the development of new and more efficient and effective SC. Although a great number of studies have been devoted to this issue, almost all of them are based on the application of nonferrous metals in the construction of SCs [1,4].…”

Building Integrated Solar Thermal (BIST) Technologies and Their Applications: A Review of Structural Design and Architectural Integration

“…The heat pipe technology has significant development in the evacuated tube collector (ETC) with two basic types of single tube and double tubes. Because of the major drawback of a fragile glass cover, the sole utilization of heat pipe has been introduced to alleviate this problem [9]. And it has been currently brought forward as an individual heat transfer component into the design of BIST systems.…”