Feasibility Study of a Solar Flat Plate Collector for Domestic and Commercial Applications under Iraq Climate

Abstract

Experimental study had been accomplished to evaluate the performance of flat plate collector according to Iraq climate to find the practical benefit and to transform the idea into reality and to apply it for domestically and commercial field. The study had been achieved for a typical flat plate collector. The dimensions of the flat plate collector, solar intensity, ambient temperature and angles relating to this study have been practically applied and all of these information mentioned in this study. This study approved the feasibility of using the hot water as heating purposes for domestic and commercial applications instead of using the electricity for heating the water. This method will reduce the consumption of the electric power obtained from the national network. The reduction of consumption for the national network electric power is approved by comparing three models of houses that is using the electric power for heating water with the same houses models which are using a flat plate collector for heating purposes.