Research Article
Structural and Thermal Analysis of Asphalt Solar Collector Using Finite Element Method
Table 1
Properties of material.
| Layer | Density, (kg/m3) | Thermal conductivity, (W/mK) | Specific heat, (J/kgK) | Young’s modulus, (Mpa) | Poisson ratio, |
| HMA (layer 1) | 2600 | 1.83 | 920 | 3500 | 0.4 | Base (layer 2) | 2600 | 1.83 | 920 | 3500 | 0.45 | Subgrade (layer 3) | 2200 | 1.7 | 1800 | 2800 | 0.45 | Copper tube | 8700 | 400 | 385 | 1.1 × 105 | 0.34 |
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