USAGE OF ADVANCED CAD TOOLS FOR PARAMETRIC MODELING AND EFFICIENCY CALCULATON OF SOLAR COLLECTORS

Abstract

In this paper, the implementation of the solar collectors efficiency calculation in the automatic generation of so-lar collectors was carried out using advanced CAD tools. The mathematical model, developed by the authors in previ-ous research, was used. Within this research an algorithm for generating and calculating solar collectors has been developed that is suitable for the geometrical characteristics of the: absorber with circular cross-sectional pipes, ab-sorber with rectangular cross-sectional pipes and absorbers with square cross-section pipes. The results of this re-search show the importance of using advanced CAD tools in the design of solar collectors. The use of these solutions leads to a significant reduction in the design of solar collectors. The application of this approach is very easy for prac-tical purposes.