Abstract
The goal of this study is to investigate the heat transfer as well as optimizing the tilt angle of an active flat plate solar collector. In addition, MATLAB software is used for study the flat plate solar performance of the collector. The entire test rig, with a complete control system, has been set up to collect practical data in September and October 2021. The results showed that the collector efficiency rises with the usable heat rate, peaking at 77% in the autumn (14 October) at the optimal heat rate of 975 W and an outlet water temperature of 64℃. However, the system efficiency for the sunny environment is 53% with an outlet temperature of 36℃ in winter (6 Jan). According to this investigation, the monthly average value and yearly value of optimum tilt angle were found to be 30° to 40° and 30°, respectively, for Erbil climate conditions. Also, this study reveals that the average heat loss coefficient between theoretical models and experimental work was 4.352 W/m2.℃. Furthermore, the temperature difference, corresponding to the same amount of heat loss coefficient, was 14.4℃ for the practical model but 15.25℃ for the theoretical part. This study proposes that using the entire experimental data from a Flat Plate Solar Collector instead of using average values and comparing it to the mathematical equations implemented in the MATLAB software, the thermal efficiency of the system was increased by 5%.
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