Structural and Thermal Analysis of Asphalt Solar Collector Using Finite Element Method

Table 4

Models analysed.

Size of model	Arrangement and short notation
1000 mm × 1000 mm, = 200 mm, = 75 mm	Serpentine (pipe diameter 20 mm), 200 × 75 serp
	Straight (pipe diameter 20 mm), 200 × 75 str
1000 mm × 1000 mm, = 150 mm, = 75 mm	Serpentine (pipe diameter 20 mm), 150 × 75 serp
	Straight (pipe diameter 20 mm), 150 × 75 str
1000 mm × 1000 mm, = 100 mm, = 75 mm	Serpentine (pipe diameter 20 mm), 100 × 75 serp
	Straight (pipe diameter 20 mm), 100 × 75 str
1000 mm × 1000 mm, = 150 mm, = 50 mm	Straight (pipe diameter 20 mm), 150 × 50 str