KTB Nr. 2006-35-kj-en Collector test according to EN 12975-1,2:2006

8 Pressure drop
The measurement of the pressure drop ∆p was carried out with water as
fluid up to a flow rate of 969 kg/h.The inlet temperature of the water was
20 ◦ C. The measurement has been carried out up to the flow rate 969 kg/h.
The reason for the high number of measurement points at a low flow rate is
given by EN 12975-2:2006. Five measurements of different flow rates in
the range of 18 kg/h m 2 to 108 kg/h m 2 are necessary. The measurements
were performed up to a much higher value to increase the accuracy of the
parameters. Also, these flow rates are closer to flow rates occuring in
collector fields.
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Mass flow [kg/h]
Figure 5: Measured pressure drop of the collector
The pressure drop ∆p in mbar can be described by the follwing function of
the mass flow x in kg/h:
∆p = 0.005 ∗ x + 1.187 ∗ 10 −5 ∗ x 2
KTB Nr. 2006-35-k-j-en : Collector test according to EN 12975-1,2:2006
IMMERGAS S.p.A. , Series Collettore Solare Piano CP4M and Collettore Solare Piano CP2M
04.07.2007, Fraunhofer-ISE, Heidenhofstraße 2, D-79110 Freiburg
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