LOOP THERMOSYPHON HEAT PIPE COLLECTOR WITH THERMAL STORAGE

摘要

Availability of solar energy is of fluctuating nature. Flat plate collectors are used for harnessing this energy but they have many limitations. Its efficiency is low, bulky size and no output during off sunshine hours these are the main reasons why the flat plate collectors are not so popular. To enhance the performance of collector heat pipe can be used in simple flat plate collectors to get the advantage of latent heat transport. To get uninterrupted output with extended period after the sunshine hours, thermal energy storage unit can be used. So in order to overcome the above limitations the a thermosyphon loop heat pipe collector is designed and developed with integrated Thermal Energy Storage unit containing phase change material placed on backside of the absorber plate. It gives uninterrupted and extended output during sunshine and off sunshine hours.