Design and Fabrication of a Solar Flat Plate Collector

Abstract

In the present review paper the existing solar water heating systems are studied with their applications. Now a days hot water is used for domestic, commercial and industrial purposes. Various resources i. e coal, diesel, gas etc, are used to heat water and for steam production. Solar energy is the chief alternative to replace the conventional energy sources. The solar thermal water heating system is the technology to hardness the plenty amount of free available solar thermal energy. The solar thermal system is designed to meet the energy demands. The size of the system depends on availability of solar radiation, temperature requirement of consumer, geographical condition and arrangement of the solar system etc. Therefore, it is necessary to design the solar water heating system as per above parameters. The available literature is reviewed to understand the construction, arrangement, applications and sizing of the solar thermal system