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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 32, 2018
EENVIRO 2017 Workshop - Advances in Heat and Transfer in Built Environment
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Article Number | 01003 | |
Number of page(s) | 8 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20183201003 | |
Published online | 21 February 2018 |
Air solar collectors in building use - A review
1
Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, Faculty of Building Services, 021414 Pache Protopopescu Blvd., Bucharest, Romania
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Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Cadi Ayyad University, LP2M2E Laboratory, Marrakech, Morocco
* Corresponding author: cristiana.croitoru@utcb.ro
In the current energy and environmental context it is imperative to implement systems based on renewable energy sources in order to reduce energy consumptions worldwide. Solar collectors are studied by many years and many researchers are focusing their attention in order to increase their efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Water solar collectors are often implemented for domestic hot water, heating or industrial processes and already have a place on the market. A promising system which is not yet widely known is represented by air solar collectors that could represent an efficient way to use the solar energy with a lower investment cost, a system that can be used in order to preheat the fresh air required for heating, drying, or to maintain a minimum temperature during winter. This paper presents a comprehensive literature review on air solar collectors used mainly in buildings, acting as a solar wall. Air solar collectors are roughly classified into two types: glazed and opaque. The present study comprises the solar collector classification, applications and their main parameters with a special focus on opaque solar collectors.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2018
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