POLYMERIC MATERIALS FOR SOLAR ENERGY UTILIZATION: A COMPARATIVE EXPERIMENTAL STUDY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS

<em>Full-scale metal solar collectors and solar collectors fabricated from polymeric materials are studied in present research. Honeycomb multichannel plates made from polycarbonate were chosen to create a polymeric solar collector. Polymeric collector is 67.8% lighter than metal solar collect...

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Main Authors: Alexander Doroshenko, Kostyantyn Shestopalov, Ivan Mladionov, Vladimir Goncharenko, Paul Koltun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Odesa National University of Technology 2016-08-01
Series:Holodilʹnaâ Tehnika i Tehnologiâ
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Online Access:http://journals.gsjp.eu/index.php/reftech/article/view/118
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author Alexander Doroshenko
Kostyantyn Shestopalov
Ivan Mladionov
Vladimir Goncharenko
Paul Koltun
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description <em>Full-scale metal solar collectors and solar collectors fabricated from polymeric materials are studied in present research. Honeycomb multichannel plates made from polycarbonate were chosen to create a polymeric solar collector. Polymeric collector is 67.8% lighter than metal solar collector. It was experimentally shown that the efficiency of a polymeric collector is 7–14% lower than a traditional collector. An ecologically based Life Cycle Assessment showed the advantages of the application of polymeric materials in the construction of solar collectors.</em>
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spelling doaj.art-0f32e66e0e1b4355a2618dd8a7616de72022-12-22T01:22:36ZengOdesa National University of TechnologyHolodilʹnaâ Tehnika i Tehnologiâ0453-83072409-67922016-08-0152310.15673/ret.v52i3.118114POLYMERIC MATERIALS FOR SOLAR ENERGY UTILIZATION: A COMPARATIVE EXPERIMENTAL STUDY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTSAlexander Doroshenko0Kostyantyn Shestopalov1Ivan Mladionov2Vladimir Goncharenko3Paul Koltun4Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies, 112 Kanatnaya str., Odessa, 65039, UkraineNingbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, No.1 Qianhu South Road, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315100, ChinaOdessa National Academy of Food Technologies, 112 Kanatnaya str., Odessa, 65039, UkraineOdessa National Academy of Food Technologies, 112 Kanatnaya str., Odessa, 65039, UkraineCSIRO Process Science and Engineering, Gate 5, Normanby Road, Clayton, Vic. 3168, Australia<em>Full-scale metal solar collectors and solar collectors fabricated from polymeric materials are studied in present research. Honeycomb multichannel plates made from polycarbonate were chosen to create a polymeric solar collector. Polymeric collector is 67.8% lighter than metal solar collector. It was experimentally shown that the efficiency of a polymeric collector is 7–14% lower than a traditional collector. An ecologically based Life Cycle Assessment showed the advantages of the application of polymeric materials in the construction of solar collectors.</em>http://journals.gsjp.eu/index.php/reftech/article/view/118Polymeric materialsSolar collectorTest rigHot water supply systemEnvironment.
spellingShingle Alexander Doroshenko
Kostyantyn Shestopalov
Ivan Mladionov
Vladimir Goncharenko
Paul Koltun
POLYMERIC MATERIALS FOR SOLAR ENERGY UTILIZATION: A COMPARATIVE EXPERIMENTAL STUDY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
Holodilʹnaâ Tehnika i Tehnologiâ
Polymeric materials
Solar collector
Test rig
Hot water supply system
Environment.
title POLYMERIC MATERIALS FOR SOLAR ENERGY UTILIZATION: A COMPARATIVE EXPERIMENTAL STUDY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
title_full POLYMERIC MATERIALS FOR SOLAR ENERGY UTILIZATION: A COMPARATIVE EXPERIMENTAL STUDY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
title_fullStr POLYMERIC MATERIALS FOR SOLAR ENERGY UTILIZATION: A COMPARATIVE EXPERIMENTAL STUDY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
title_full_unstemmed POLYMERIC MATERIALS FOR SOLAR ENERGY UTILIZATION: A COMPARATIVE EXPERIMENTAL STUDY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
title_short POLYMERIC MATERIALS FOR SOLAR ENERGY UTILIZATION: A COMPARATIVE EXPERIMENTAL STUDY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
title_sort polymeric materials for solar energy utilization a comparative experimental study and environmental aspects
topic Polymeric materials
Solar collector
Test rig
Hot water supply system
Environment.
url http://journals.gsjp.eu/index.php/reftech/article/view/118
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