Experimental Studies on the Influence of Spatial Orientation of a Passive Air Solar Collector on Its Efficiency

The solar collector is used to convert energy into thermal energy. First, the internal of absorber increases, which reflected in increase its temperature. This transferred working fluid direct contact with absorber. Depending on type fluid, liquid or air collectors are distinguished. When flow medium takes place naturally, without support pumps fans, treated as a passive device. gravitational movement inner space an depends construction and spatial orientation relation both source radiation direction force gravity. paper describes results laboratory experimental tests prototype collector, including: influence intensity deflection from vertical temperature flowing through mass rate efficiency were carried out using dimensions 2080 × 1040 180 (height width thickness) range I = 0 ÷ 550 W/m2. It was found that arrangement does not ensure maximum