Open AccessLow Cost Solar Water Heater
Author(s) -
William Bostic
Publication year - 2005
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/861446
Subject(s) - glazing , thermal , process engineering , passive solar building design , containment (computer programming) , process (computing) , water heater , materials science , environmental science , waste management , architectural engineering , mechanical engineering , engineering , computer science , composite material , meteorology , physics , programming language , operating system , inlet
This project was directed by NREL to pursue development of an all polymer solar thermal collector. The proposed design utilized a dual sheet thermoform process to coincidentally form the absorber as well as the containment structure to support the glazing. It utilized ventilation to overcome stagnation degradation of the polymer materials