DEVELOPMENT OF LIQUID HEATING FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS AND STATUS OF SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEMS IN INDIA

摘要

Solar liquid heating collector development in India has traversed several stages of innovative effort sincethe early fifties. This effort has co-opted several leading research laboratories and academic institutions.Today, several design configurations of collectors are available in the market place, which are beingincreasingly used for the domestic, commercial and industry segments. This paper takes a close look at aselective few collector designs followed by a meaningful assessment of the commercialization scenario.