Research on use of solar energy by vacuum collectors with heat pipes and construction of a demonstration facility

Research subject is use of solar energy by applying new energy more efficient technologies–vacuum collectors with heat pipes.On a constructed demonstration facility primarily investigations will be led on energy,but as well design and other relevant properties of solar collectors and the solar facility as a whole.In this framework one will develop the methodology and test procedure in accordance with existing EU regulations.The research will encompass modeling and development of software for numerical simulations of solar facility operation.A special part of the research will be devoted to heat pipes,which are the key and technically the most significant element of the whole facility.Analysis will be performed on properties of the pipe material and working fluid. Also,the technology of heat pipe manufacturing will be investigated, and subsequently its energy characteristics as well.The main result of the project is constructed demonstration facility for heating of the sanitary hot water.Another result of the project is developed methodology of measuring,collection and processing of data,as well as the procedure of determining energy and other relevant characteristics of solar collectors and the solar facility.Original software for simulation of the solar facility operation will be developed and tested.Development of the manufacturing technology and methodology of deriving the heat pipe energy properties will, as well,be a significant result of the proposed project.