Designing and Manufacturing Solar Collector (Solar Dryer)

2021-06-14

 The project includes designing and constructing a solar antenna complex (solar dryer) as a first stage. Then, measuring devices and tools were installed for the purpose of taking measurements as a second stage, as the aim of the study is to build up two models of solar dryers, which we seek to exploit in the field of heating and drying The first model includes a flat absorbent plate, while the other includes an absorbent plate equipped with fins To block the airflow and thus increase the heat gain and in turn obtain the best performance, a speed was taken Different air drawers installed at the outlet of the collector for the purpose of measuring the difference in air temperature between Inlet and outlet of both models, thermal sensors are also used and installed on the surface of the absorbent plate For both models to investigate the thermal distribution along the airway, readings were taken for both Air entry and exit temperatures, absorbent plate temperature, and bullshit speed for a purpose Calculate the volumetric air flow rate, and thus calculate the thermal efficiency to evaluate the  performance of the two models, The tests were carried out at the Renewable Energy Research Center building.