Development of a new type of solar thermal collector for medium-temperature applications
| Acronym: | HITESOLAR |
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| Project start: | 01.07.2015 |
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| Project end: | 01.07.2018 |
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| Programme: | APVV |
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| Project number: | APVV-14-0936 |
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| Institute position in the project: | Project lead partner |
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| Project leader: | Martin Nosko |
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The aim of the project is to develop a new type of solar collector that will work at elevated temperatures of about 150-200 ° C and with 40-50 % efficiency at the temperature. The collector will use steam as the working medium. However, materials of collector parts may degrade structurally and mechanically at high operating temperatures and this may limit its successful. The role of the project will be therefore to:
- find a suitable type of material that meets the stringent conditions for its application in the solar collector and verify its properties to the real profile
- verify the possibility of applying selective layer on the surface of the tube
- secure connection while maintaining high temperature mechanical properties
- construct a prototype solar collector and test the material used.