Research Article
Construction and Testing of Lightweight and Low-Cost Pneumatically Inflated Solar Concentrators
Table 2
Cost of the solar cylindrical collector.
| Quantity | Description | Price/unit $ | Cost $ |
| 2 tranches | Tubular profile | 11.42 | 22. 85 | 2 tranches | Tubular profile | 11.24 | 22.48 | 4 | Hubs of bicycle | 1.27 | 5.10 | 1 | Plastic tank | 2.25 | 2.25 | 1 | Tank 60 liters | 2.25 | 2.25 | 4 m | Polycarbonate | 0.9 | 3.6 | 1 | Construction of Sun-tracking circuit | 7.49 | 7.49 | 1 | Heat-pipe tube | 7.49 | 7.49 | 1 | Heat exchanger | 7.49 | 7.49 | 2 m | Insulating tubing | 0.97 | 1.95 | 2 m | CPVC pipe 3/ | 1.87 | 1.87 | 4 | Unions for pipeline | 1.50 | 6.00 | 1 | Engine C.D. | 22.48 | 22.48 | 6 m | Mylar | 0.75 | 0.75 | | Manufacturing costs | 50.00 | 50.00 | Total | | | 163.30 | | Total cost per m2 | | 58.50 |
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