Research Article

Energy and Economic Analysis of Curved, Straight, and Spiral Flow Flat-Plate Solar Water Collector

Table 3

Investment cost of SWH.

ComponentsThe total cost of the system ($)
FPCCFCSFC

Flow pipes (copper tubes)40.942.239.0
Collector area51.951.951.9
Acrylic sheets7.87.87.8
Structure stand9.79.79.7
Absorber black coating1.61.61.6
Fabrication labor cost13.013.013.0
Total cost125.0126.3123.1