What is an Evacuated Tube Heat Pipe Solar Collector?

Publish Time: 2016-10-08     Origin: Site

Evacuated tube heat pipe solar collectors convert energy from the sun into usable heat. This energy can be used for hot water heating, pool heating, space heating or even air conditioning.

Construction
Evacuated tube with Heat Pipe and Aluminum Fin

Copper vacuum pipe that transfers the heat from within the tube up to the manifold. 

Manifold
Insulated box containing the copper header pipe. The header is a pair of contoured copper pipes with dry connect sockets that the heat pipes plug into. 

Mounting Frame
Strong and easy to install with various options to match different mounting methods.

 

What is an Evacuated Tube Heat Pipe Solar Collector?

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