The Solcan 2101 collector uses an absorber plate consisting of 8 copper fins with integral copper tubes running between internal copper manifolds. The copper fins have a selective coating of black chrome. The collector container is formed from aluminum sheet and insulated with isocyanurate foam board. It is glazed with low-iron tempered glass held in place with black silicone adhesive.
Product Applications
For production or preheating of domestic hot water for residential, commercial, or industrial requirements.
Collector Cutaway
A Cross-Section of the 2101 Solar Collector
Model 2101V, 2101VR, and 2101VL
The collector can be mounted vertically with one or two headers blanked off internally. The various configurations are designated as:
2101V | 2101VR | 2101VL |
| vertical - four connections | vertical - upper RH blanked | vertical - upper LH blanked |
The collector can also be configured to be mounted horizontally and is designated as model 2101H and is shown below. It has the two connections at the end of the collector so is mounted horizontally and can be RH or LH.
model 2101HR: facing RH
model 2101HL: facing LH
Dimensions
2450 mm x 1175 mm x 76 mm
Gross area 2.88 m2
Absorber area: 2.68 m2
Aperture area: 2.71 m2
Weight
Weight: 50 kg
Shipping weight: 53 kg
Glazing
Tempered low-iron glass (AFG Sunadex glass) is held in place with black silicone adhesive.
Thermal Performance
Testing was carried out in 2000 at the National Solar Test Facility as part of a system test on two model 2101H collectors to CSA Standard F379. An earlier model of the same collector box but a different absorber was tested to CSA Standard F378 in 1986 and passed the following tests: static pressure leakage test, rain penetration test, exposure test, cold fill test, and cover plate uniform load tests. The final inspection revealed no traces of degradation.
Stagnation Temperature: 165C
Tests were carried out at flow rates of 0.15 and 0.038 kg/sec and were performed in the solar simulator. The efficiency curve is based on gross collector area. The first order equation for efficiency is:
= 0.636 - 4.04(Ti-Ta)/I for 0.015 kg/s
= 0.694 - 4.85(Ti-Ta)/I for 0.038kg/s
Incident Angle Modifier
0 1.000
30 0.994
45 0.964
60 0.828
70 0.740