Analysis of a black chrome coated copper absorber plate in a flat plate solar collector

Abstract

The depletion of conventional energy source, the need for unconventional energy is focused on solar energy as it is avail plentiful. Converting the solar energy in to thermal energy is the effective way of utilization of solar energy rather the conversion of electrical energy. This paper compared the behavior of solar collector at 30º and 45º angles with black chrome coated absorber plate without and with glass reflectors. In the view of performance enhancement of the collector, the reflector was adjusted to maximize the incident ray for every hour. It is found that the collector fixed at 30º with ground heats the water better and again the performance can be increased by the reflector.