Study on aluminum honeycomb plate solar air collector and its building heating potential in western Sichuan

摘要

In this paper, the efficiency of aluminum honeycomb plate solar air collector has been analyzed through both experimental and theoretical methods, followed by a study a on the applicability of using honeycomb plate solar air collector in western Sichuan. Solar energy on building vertical wall has been investigated firstly, then the solar heating potential of building facades in three representative regions of western Sichuan has been computed. Lumped parameter method was used to simulate dynamic heating capacity of the collector. The results indicated that aluminum honeycomb plate solar air collector has a relatively large heating potential in western Sichuan.