Air collectors

Sustainable – Basics of Thermal Solar and Solar Cooling What are the components of a solar thermal system? Air collectors

Air collectors use air as heat transfer medium. The solar energy is transferred via the absorbers in the form of heat energy to the air flowing inside.

Figure 8: Building with air collectors (source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Luftkollektor_2010-by-RaBoe-02.jpg)

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