SOLAR COLLECTOR CERTIFICATION AND RATING
SRCC OG-100
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CERTIFIED SOLAR COLLECTOR |
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SUPPLIER: |
Environmental Solar Systems 117 West Street Methuen, MA 01844 USA
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MODEL: |
SM-14
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COLLECTOR TYPE: |
Sun Mate Glazed Flat-Plate
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CERTIFICATION#: |
2006002A
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COLLECTOR THERMAL PERFORMANCE RATING
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Megajoules Per Panel Per Day
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CATEGORY (Ti-Ta) |
CLEAR DAY |
MILDLY CLOUDY |
CLOUDY DAY |
A (-5 °C) |
23.1 |
17.6 |
12.1 |
B (5 °C) |
20.1 |
14.6 |
9.1 |
C (20 °C) |
15.5 |
10.2 |
4.9 |
D (50 °C) |
7.0 |
2.6 |
0.0 |
E (80 °C) |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Thousands of BTU Per Panel Per Day
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CATEGORY (Ti-Ta) |
CLEAR DAY |
MILDLY CLOUDY |
CLOUDY DAY |
A (-9 °F) |
21.9 |
16.7 |
11.5 |
B (9 °F) |
19.0 |
13.8 |
8.6 |
C (36 °F) |
14.7 |
9.6 |
4.6 |
D (90 °F) |
6.6 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
E (144 °F) |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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A- Pool Heating (Warm Climate) B- Pool Heating (Cool Climate)
C- Water Heating (Warm Climate) D- Water Heating (Cool Climate)
E- Air Conditioning
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Original Certification Date: 21-MAR-07
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COLLECTOR SPECIFICATIONS
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Gross Area: |
1.742 m2 |
18.75 ft2 |
Dry Weight: |
39.0 kg |
86. lb |
Test Pressure: |
0. KPa |
0. psig |
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Net Aperature Area: |
1.60 m2 |
17.26 ft2 |
Fluid Capacity: |
0 liter |
0.0 gal |
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COLLECTOR MATERIALS
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Frame: |
Aluminum Extrusion |
Cover (Outer): |
Low Iron Tempered Glass |
Cover (Inner): |
None |
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Pressure Drop |
Flow |
ΔP |
ml/s |
gpm |
Pa |
in H2O |
25000.00
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396.25 |
46.40 |
0.19 |
50000.00
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792.50 |
187.5 |
0.8 |
100000.00
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1585.00 |
753.60 |
3.03 |
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Absorber Material: |
Plate - Aluminum
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Insulation Side: |
Polyisocyanurate |
Absorber Coating: |
Selective Coating |
Insulation Back: |
Polyisocyanurate |
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION
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Efficiency Equation [NOTE: Based on gross area and (P)=Ti-Ta]
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Y INTERCEPT |
SLOPE |
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S I UNITS: |
η= 0.576 |
-4.44820 (P)/I |
-0.01648 (P)2/I |
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0.580 |
-5.138 W/m2.°C |
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I P UNITS: |
η= 0.576 |
-0.78355 (P)/I |
-0.00161 (P)2/I |
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0.580 |
-0.905 Btu/hr.ft2.°F |
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Incident Angle Modifier [(S)=1/cosθ - 1, 0°<θ<=60°]
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K&tauα = 1 |
-0.010 (S) |
-0.097 (S)2 |
K&tauα = 1 |
-0.09 (S) |
Linear Fit |
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Model Tested: |
SM-14 |
Test Fluid: |
Air |
Test Flow Rate: |
27095.7 ml /s.m2 39.9039 gpm/ft2 |
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REMARKS:
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