The Apricus vacuum tube & heat pipe solar collector technology is a major breakthrough in solar heating. Highly efficient twin glass evacuated solar tubes prevent heat loss - think of a thermos flask and a greenhouse rolled into one. Apricus collectors are unaffected by cold weather and will even gain heat on moderately cloudy days. Inside these solar tubes are high quality evacuated copper heat pipes. In this vacuum, the liquid heat transfer medium vaporizes easily allowing rapid heat transfer to the collector manifold. Heat pipes mean stronger and lighter solar collectors that are easily maintained.
Round solar tubes offer other advantages, the sun's rays are always perpendicular to the absorber surface so the collectors passively track the sun allowing it to perform well throughout the day. It all adds up to more stable heat gain & more versatile installations.
Apricus Solar Collectors are fully certified by the world's leading solar certification authorities and come with a warranty.
They are perfect for domestic hot water needs, large scale hot water needs, industrial pre-heat applications, solar underfloor heating and large scale air conditioning projects using absorption and adsorption chiller technology.
Apricus Technology - solar hot water system
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The future of efficient solar hot water is here today – thanks to the innovative technology of the Apricus Solar Collector. Apricus Solar Collectors are efficient, environmentally friendly, maintenance free, reliable, frost protected and now very affordable.
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The future of efficient solar hot water is here today - thanks to the innovative technology of the Apricus Solar Collector. Click here to visit the Apricus website.
How the innovative Apricus evacuated tubes workAt the heart of the Apricus is the patented and extremely effective evacuated tube collectors. These provide you with more annual output than that of a standard flat plate unit of the same net aperture area and work very well in windy, cold conditions. In essence, the Apricus thermal collector consists of a glass tube made of extremely strong transparent borosilicate glass with a copper heat pipe inside. A vacuum inside the glass tube provides for the high level of insulation.That is the reason the Apricus is so efficient. Solar rays pass through the glass tube to heat a copper heat pipe. Inside the heat pipe a nontoxic liquid carries the heat to the top of the collector unit where it is transferred through a manifold to your water heating system. The round tube configuration minimises the solar collection area, whilst minimising reflection, from sunup to sundown. Apricus is reliable and maintenance freeOnce installed, an Apricus evacuated tube solar collector system should last as long as the roof it's on. And it's frost protected - the water manifold is wrapped in 50mm of Glass-Wool and there is no water in the tubes to freeze. There is no need for complicated anti-freeze heat exchange systems. Once we've installed your system you should never need to touch it again. The round shape of the tubes means that wind and rain will actually keep the unit clean and functioning optimally. Apricus is environmentally friendlyApricus evacuated tube solar collectors not only stop you from being so reliant on electricity and gas, they also look after the environment by being primarily constructed of recyclable materials. Even the packaging is recycled cardboard. The savings Apricus bringsAn Apricus system can be retrofitted to your existing home, or included in the plans of your new dream house. If you were to calculate the extra capital required to add a solar hot water system on your new house, the additional amount of interest payment would easily be covered by the savings in energy costs. And, whether it's a new home or an existing home, you can rest assured your new Apricus will always look as good as it performs.
*Tubes are round and therefore absorption can occur from the sides as well as from directly above so a conservative calculation method is used: 1.72m x 47mm x number of tubes. What will suit youApricus is available as a 20 or 30 tube collector system. As a general rule of thumb our Apricus 20 Collector is perfect for a household of 1 to 3 people, while the Apricus 30 suits the medium to larger sized family. Large families and commercial users can operate with multiple sets of collectors. An Apricus system will operate with low, medium and high pressure water systems. Stainless Steel mounting frames and optional adjustable A frames are available for flat or gently sloping roofs. The tubular shape dramatically reduces the risk of damage in high wind areas. |
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Apricus Evacuated Tube Solar Collectors are highly efficient, cost-effective ways of meeting domestic hot water and space heating needs. They function well in cold climates, are easy to install, and provide high-temperature output which is more easily integrated into existing heating systems.