School benefits from solar energy system
Published: 08 April, 2011
MHS Boilers supplied 36 square metres of ELCO AURON DF evacuated tube solar collectors and two stainless steel pre-heated solar vessels to the new £32 million Teddington School in Middlesex.
The solar collectors have an extremely flexible and stable mounting system to simplify installation and alignment. Every possible variation of roof, wall and floor positioning is available to the installer. By rotating the tubes (between +/- 30°) the absorber plate can be aligned to achieve an optimal angle to solar radiation.
The aluminium absorber plate has a highly selective coating which is metallically bonded to a coaxial copper-tube system, allowing the absorbed heat to be carried directly to the heat-carrying fluid of the solar energy system.
The connection of the vacuum tubes to the manifold is via a conventional compression fitting with tube neck cover collars made of weather-proof synthetic material. The collar takes the strain on the glass-metal bonding to ensure a long lifespan for the vacuum tubes.
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