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Solar thermal collectors receive SRCC certification

24 February 2010

Solar’s Smart’s solar thermal collectors have received formal Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC) industry certifications.

The solar thermal collectors are designed for use in domestic hot water, radiant home heat, and swimming pool heating applications.

Solar’s Smart’s Smart Collectors are engineered to withstand hailstones up to 1 inch diameter and wind gusts up to 155 mph.

The solar thermal collectors feature a lightweight aluminium frame and stainless steel manifold. The condenser end of the solar thermal collector’s patented heat pipe design is attached to the manifold, which allows it to be plugged directly into the liquid flowing through the manifold, so that the heat transfer extends inside the evacuated borosilicate glass heat tubes.

Solar’s Smart says its solar thermal collectors have a higher heat transfer efficiency, and the temperature inside the glass tube is lower than other collectors.

 

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