Collector
Assembly
Dry Weight
19kg
Overall Dimension (LxWxD) (mm)
1640 x 700 x 100
Gross Collector Area
1.14m
2
Aperture Area
1.0m
2
Heat Transfer Fluid
Water
Fluid Volume
0.8L
Connection Diameter
15mm
Max. Operating Pressure
10 bar
Max. Stagnation Temperature
295°C
Collector
Tubes
Tube Material
Borosilicate 3.3 Glass
Tube Dimensions (ODxIDxTxL) (mm)
47 x 37 x 1.6 x 1500
Selective Absorber Material
Aluminium Nitrite
Location
Collector Inclination for
optimum performance (+/-
20 degrees)
Adelaide
35°
Alice Springs
24°
Auckland
37°
Brisbane
27°
Broken Hill
31°
Cairns
17°
Canberra
35°
Christchurch
43°
Darwin
12°
Geraldton
28°
Hobart
42°
Mildura
34°
Melbourne
38°
Perth
32°
Port Hedland
20°
Rockhampton
24°
Sydney
34°
Townsville
19°
Wellington
41°
Table 12
Table 11
Horizontal Manifold
The solar collector must be installed so the manifold
runs horizontally across the roof.
Solar Collector Orientation
The solar collectors should be mounted on a North facing
roof for Australia and New Zealand.
Plus or minus 45° of true North is acceptable. Mounting
the solar collector on a North East or North West
facing roof will only reduce solar collector efficiency by
approximately 5%.
Solar Collector Inclination
The ideal inclination of the solar collectors is equal to the
location’s latitude for optimum heat gain throughout the
year. Table 12 gives latitudes of major cities in Australia
and New Zealand.
Inclinations within plus or minus 20° of the location’s
latitude are acceptable and will only reduce solar collector
efficiency by approximately 5%.
Most standard roof pitches fall within this range and allow
flush mounting of the solar collectors. Flush mounting is
generally preferred from an aesthetic viewpoint.
A solar collector inclined at an angle steeper than the
optimum angle will increase the heat gain during winter
and decrease the heat gain during summer. This can be
beneficial in locations where excessive heat is generated
during summer.
Conversely, a solar collector inclined at an angle shallower
than the optimum angle will increase the heat gain during
summer and decrease the heat gain during winter.
SOLAR COLLECTOR POSITION & ORIENTATION
Evacuated Tube Solar Collector Specifications