I’ve heard that evacuated tubes are more efficient than flat plate collectors, is that true?
Not always! By refering to the graph, it can be seen that evacuated tubes are indeed more efficient at temperatures above 40°C. At temperatures lower than that, a flat plate collector is more efficient. In addition, an evacuated tube collector of a given output will generally much more expensive to buy than the equivalent output flat plate collector.
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