Solar Thermal Training System is a small model of real time water
heating system and can be used for the characterization and different heat
transfer analysis. Different aspects like efficiency, overall heat loss
coefficient and heat removal factor and their corresponding calculations can be
demonstrated with the help of this system. Special feature of this system is to
perform experiments with different wind speeds, different fluid temperatures
and different flow speeds.
This system can be divided in three parts viz. main collector system,
measuring unit and artificial light unit. Main Collector system consists of a
Flat Plate collector with temperature and flow sensors to measure temperature
and flow of fluid. Measuring unit consists of a measurement panel displaying
different parameters and Artificial light unit/ heat generating unit is a
Halogen lamp panel to uniformly illuminate the flat plate collector inside a
Lab.
Artificial Light facilitates a user to do his/her work without
depending on climatic changes in the environment.
Modular and scalable design of the system allows user to move the
system in and out of lab easily and conduct experiment with artificial lights
as well as actual sunlight. Using the system, a user will be able to study and
understand working and operation of a flat plate collector water heating system
and its two modes of operation.
The system helps students in practical
understanding of various technical parameters such as Overall heat loss
coefficient, heat removal factor and efficiency at different varying input
parameters like radiation, wind speed, inclination angle etc. The system has
inbuilt sensors which measure parameters like pressure, temperature and
flowrate placed at different locations in the system. The system has a
datalogging device which automatically records and saves all the readings.
