Outdoor Test Facility for Solar Flat-Plate Collectors

Abstract

An outdoor test facility based on the open-loop design has been developed for determining the efficiency of solar flat-plate collectors. The applicability and adoption of the various published standards on collector testing like the ASHRAE, AFNOR, DIN/BSE, EIR and CSIRO under actual Philippine climatological conditions are discussed. Features of the developed test facility are described and results obtained using one of the published standards are presented.