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Forum: Solar Heating

06-22-14, 12:31 PM

Replies: 23

Best fluid for solar panel

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Posted By osolemio

Thanks, Jeff, I will run this with my plumber,...

Thanks, Jeff, I will run this with my plumber, see what he says. I didn't get yet exactly how it works yet I can imagine how it must work. I'll make a drawing, step by step, from what you wrote, then...

Forum: Solar Heating

06-22-14, 05:14 AM

Replies: 23

Best fluid for solar panel

Views: 16,912

Posted By osolemio

The heat exchanger is indoors and should be fine,...

The heat exchanger is indoors and should be fine, but the issue you mention is valid, mainly for the content in the tubes between the panels and the indoor part.

Not very many days a year are...

Forum: Solar Heating

06-22-14, 05:11 AM

Replies: 23

Best fluid for solar panel

Views: 16,912

Posted By osolemio

Biproduct from sugar, sweet! I see this is a...

Biproduct from sugar, sweet!

I see this is a European product, should make it even better for me. I saw that company also has another product which does boil around 105C, but it's stable up to 150...

Forum: Solar Heating

06-20-14, 02:41 PM

Replies: 23

Best fluid for solar panel

Views: 16,912

Posted By osolemio

I am trying to post a diagram of the setup design...

I am trying to post a diagram of the setup design overview, as it is right now, but it was reduced to quite a small size, so I am trying again, in a different way.

Some text has been cropped in...

Forum: Solar Heating

06-20-14, 02:38 PM

Replies: 23

Best fluid for solar panel

Views: 16,912

Posted By osolemio

At temperatures below ~25C (77F), there wouldn't...

At temperatures below ~25C (77F), there wouldn't need to be any pumping or heat transfer, just the ability not to break anything, as freezing of water would do. Sludge is fine at 0C, as long as it...

Forum: Solar Heating

06-20-14, 03:39 AM

Replies: 23

Best fluid for solar panel

Views: 16,912

Posted By osolemio

How about oils like this one? ...

How about oils like this one?

http://s02.static-shell.com/content/dam/shell/static/ind/downloads/lubes-b2b/other-shell-lubricants/heat-transfer-oil.pdf

It seems to be made for the purpose,...

Forum: Solar Heating

06-16-14, 09:28 AM

Replies: 23

Best fluid for solar panel

Views: 16,912

Posted By osolemio

The solar panels are not expected to reach 200 C,...

The solar panels are not expected to reach 200 C, on the contrary, they should ideally be kept at 75 C or lower.

In case there is a fault in the thermal transfer system, or anything else that...

Forum: Solar Heating

06-15-14, 02:27 AM

Replies: 23

Best fluid for solar panel

Views: 16,912

Posted By osolemio

Thank you for your fast replies! I am aware...

Thank you for your fast replies!

I am aware of the efficiency curve, and indeed, I intend to keep these panels (and the fluid), really cool. And I can do so, as I have extensive heat storage...

Forum: Solar Heating

06-14-14, 07:48 AM

Replies: 23

Best fluid for solar panel

Views: 16,912

Posted By osolemio

Best fluid for solar panel

Working on my project (still), now getting closer to getting the solar panels.

As they are focused and user higher than normal temperatures, temperatures could potentially reach 200 C (about 400...

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