Research Article
Energy and Economic Analysis of Curved, Straight, and Spiral Flow Flat-Plate Solar Water Collector
| Components | The total cost of the system ($) | FPC | CFC | SFC |
| Flow pipes (copper tubes) | 40.9 | 42.2 | 39.0 | Collector area | 51.9 | 51.9 | 51.9 | Acrylic sheets | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | Structure stand | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | Absorber black coating | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Fabrication labor cost | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | Total cost | 125.0 | 126.3 | 123.1 |
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