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Solar-Thermal Collectors
Yesterday was our first Energy Exam. I found out today that it went very well! The ISAT Maymester is intense focus on Energy and really requires true focus. There is homework every night and an average of two labs a week.
Yesterday was our Solar Collectors and Efficiency lab. Here, we used lamps to heat air, and then heat water. We measured the temperature change, and then can calculate the energy absorbed by the collector system, and can also determine the efficiency.
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This is the solar collector system, with the water storage system at the top. You can also see the orange wire connected to the thermocouple used to make temperature measurements.
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Here a lab group in my class makes the temperature measurement. Measurements were taken every three minutes for forty-five minutes.
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My lab group is discussing the calculations we will be making for the lab report.
This summer class requires much more attention and focus than a normal semester class would. I apologize for the less frequent posts, but I'm trying to understand this energy. As always, feel free to email me with questions!
Posted by Matt on May 26, 2005 02:10 PM | Link | Email Matt
