POLYMERIC MATERIALS FOR SOLAR ENERGY UTILIZATION: A COMPARATIVE EXPERIMENTAL STUDY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
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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.
2014 ◽
Vol 54
(8)
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pp. 796-805
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2018 ◽
Vol 188
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pp. 6-17
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1993 ◽
Vol 03
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pp. C3-475-C3-483
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2017 ◽
Vol 43
(9)
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pp. 6822-6830
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