Construction

Hello followers (our few)! We have made great progress over this reading break as prototype construction is almost finished. We first began by building the frame from treated wood, and then began soldering of the piping system for the collector.

Insulation was carefully cut and glued to the constructed frame, the absorber plate (fins) were then attached to the copper piping and given one coat of flat black high heat-resistant enamel.

All that remains to be completed is sealing the glazing and testing of the prototype. We hope to begin testing our collector within the next couple of weeks.

Update

After intense scrutiny of the solar water collector, the team has chosen to not proceed with the current design. The decision was made under recommendations from solar expert Dr. Tang Lee and have delayed the project schedule.

Prototype construction has been postponed, but the design team remains optimistic despite these set backs. Guidance and advice from solar expert Dr. Tang Lee have provided the team a new opportunity to prototype an even more energy efficient and effective solar water heating flat-plate panel.

Stay tuned for the new and improved CalgarySWC design. Follow us on twitter at:

http://twitter.com/UCalgarySWC