Experimental Study and Exergy Analysis About the Flat Plate Solar Collector

Abstract

The increase of clean energy requirement is still enhanced in order to reduce the effect of the global warming therefore, the augmentation of solar energy applications like the solar collectors is attended. The presentstudy of the Flat Plate Solar Collector (FPSC) is performed during the three days’ time (2,3 and 4 of June). Where, the testing time is specified from 09:00Am up to 03:00Pm in order to give more obvious data. Moreover, the energy and exergy analysis equations are utilized to study the 1st and 2nd law of thermodynamics and to provide more appropriate results about the performance of the FPSC. The conducted results show an enhancement in the FPSC efficiency with respect to the increase of the solar irradiance where the last one was explained through one-day time. Furthermore, the FBSC exergy and energy efficiencies conduct the same behaviors during the daytime due to the effect of the solar radiation. In addition, the useful exergy and the exergy efficiency are raised with the progression of time until it reaches approximately midday and then dropped down because of the solar radiation reduction.